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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Satyasundar Barik

SHOCKING: Satkosia making fresh attempts to be suited for tiger habitat - You Need To See This

The tiger which was relocated from the Kanha Reserve Forest to the Satkosia Tiger reserve in Odisha. Photo: Handout

Fifteen years after declaration as a tiger reserve and failure of revival of big cat population through India’s first inter-State tiger relocation programme, the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha has started making efforts afresh to reestablish it as a tiger habitat.

The State and Forest department are attempting to relocate inhabitants of three villages from its core area to create 500 sq km area of inviolate zone for tigers.

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