Chhattisgarh: White tiger ‘Singham’, released in Maitri Bagh Zoo

In the Maitri Bagh Zoo a two-month-old white tiger named ‘Singham’ was released in Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai on Tuesday.

Prevailing the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years breeding among tigers was stopped as per the officials.

Earlier, a few months ago a tigress and tiger were brought together through which in September Singham was born.

“Breeding among tigers was stopped for the last two years amid the pandemic. Six months ago, we brought Roma (Tigress) and Sultan (Tiger) and had a tiger cub on September 5. We named him Singham. Cub is healthy,” Maitri Bagh Zoo in-charge, N K Jain said.

Meanwhile, in October six months four tiger curbs were released in the Bengal Safari near Siliguri in the open enclosure.

After conducting various trials the West Bengal Zoo Authority made the move after studying the behavior of the animal.

According to the officials, the perfect age to release the tiger cubs are nearly about six months.

Moreover, in March 2022 one tigress named Shila gave birth to six cubs and for the past six years, she is staying in the park.

In the presence of forest department minister Jyotipriya Mallick, the curbs were released, said the Director of Bengal Safari park, Dewa Sangmu Sherpa.

“We have released four tiger cubs which were born on March 22, 2022. Earlier the authority conducted a few trials before the release to understand the behavior of the animals and we found it to be very normal. So we decided to release them today,” Sherpa said.

According to the Sherpa, the tiger cubs will be the center of attraction and people will enjoy the Safari.

“The park has already got the approval from the state Zoo Authority and now we are waiting for Central Zoo Authority regarding the Lion Safari and sloth bear Safari very soon,” Sherpa said.

However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September released wild cheetahs in Kuno National Park from Namibia.