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West Bengal Intensifies Search for Tigress Lost in Assam
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 01 Nov 2026, 09:32 AM
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West Bengal authorities have ramped up efforts to recover a tigress that wandered into neighboring Assam, coordinating with wildlife officials across the border.
A tigress that had strayed into Assam was reported by local villagers near the border, prompting an immediate response from the West Bengal Forest Department.
The department has deployed a dedicated search team, equipped with drones and tracking collars, to locate the animal and guide it back to its native habitat in West Bengal.
Coordination with the Assam Forest Department has been established to monitor the tigress’s movements and to ensure its safe passage across the state line.
The incident underscores the importance of cross‑state cooperation in tiger conservation and highlights the challenges of managing wildlife that crosses human‑made boundaries.
The department has deployed a dedicated search team, equipped with drones and tracking collars, to locate the animal and guide it back to its native habitat in West Bengal.
Coordination with the Assam Forest Department has been established to monitor the tigress’s movements and to ensure its safe passage across the state line.
The incident underscores the importance of cross‑state cooperation in tiger conservation and highlights the challenges of managing wildlife that crosses human‑made boundaries.