Tigress Avni s female cub released into wild after two years
Tigress Avni s female cub released into wild after two years
Two years after alleged man-eater tigress Avni was shot dead in November 2018, her female cub was released into the wild in the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) of Maharashtra s Nagpur district on Friday.
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UPDATED: March 6, 2021 10:33 IST
The authorities released tigress Avni s female cub, now named as PTRF-84, after over two years of re-wilding efforts. (Representational Image: Reuters)
Two years after alleged man-eater tigress Avni was shot dead in November 2018, her female cub was released into the wild in the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) of Maharashtra s Nagpur district on Friday.
updated: Mar 04 2021, 18:51 ist
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