A tiger and tigress were reintroduced in the Madhav National Park (MNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district on March 10 in a bid to revive the big cat population in the area.
Key facts
- The reintroduction took place after 27 years.
- The tiger was transferred from Satpura Tiger Reserve, and the tigress was shifted from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in the state.
- The tiger reintroduction will keep a check on the ecosystem. An increased number of tourists will come here.
- Along with employment, Shivpuri will get recognition at the world level.
- This is the third time the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department is going re-introduce a tiger in a wildlife sanctuary, with successful projects of the kind having been undertaken in Panna Tiger Reserve and the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagar.
- Shivpuri borders Sheopur district, which houses the Kuno National Park, a new home for 20 cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa under the reintroduction project for the species.
