Tiger was carrying nylon rope around his neck since December, according to officials. (Representational)
Lakhimpur Khiri:
Forest Department teams removed a piece of a nylon rope around a tiger s neck, 113 days after the animal was spotted with it in the Kishanpur sanctuary area in Uttar Pradesh s Lakhimpur Khiri.
The tiger was carrying the nylon rope around his neck since December, according to officials.
He was finally spotted and tranquilised on Thursday night, after which the piece of the nylon rope was removed.
Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) and Field Director of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Sanjay Kumar Pathak, told PTI, On Thursday evening, the monitoring teams got success in locating the tiger following which Dr Daya Shankar tranquilised the animal. The rope piece was removed from the tiger s neck. After keeping the big cat under watch for several hours, it was released back into the forests.
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