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India, the 9-month-old Bengal tiger, will now reside on a half-acre wooded plot.
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Previously missing Houston tiger heads to sanctuary
India, the 9-month-old Bengal tiger, will be transferred to the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas.Maria Torres
The tiger loose for nearly a week after seen roaming the streets of a Houston neighborhood has been moved to an animal sanctuary.
India, the 9-month-old Bengal tiger, will be introduced to a half-acre wooded plot at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, Noelle Almrud, senior director of the sanctuary, told reporters at a press conference Sunday morning.
Tiger on loose for nearly a week moved to sanctuary
Previously missing Houston tiger heads to sanctuary UP NEXT The tiger loose for nearly a week after seen roaming the streets of a Houston neighborhood has been moved to an animal sanctuary. India, the 9-month-old Bengal tiger, will be introduced to a half-acre wooded plot at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, Noelle Almrud, senior director of the sanctuary, told reporters at a press conference Sunday morning. He will be examined by the staff veterinarian and will be quarantined for 30 days. While India, who already weights 175 pounds, is still playful at this age, he could prove deadly once he matures into adulthood, Almrud said. While the cub is used to interacting with humans, the two other tigers the group has rescued from homes in Texas Elsa and Loki quickly acclimated to becoming wild tigers and receive no direct interaction with humans, she added.
UpdatedFri, May 14, 2021 at 8:40 pm ET
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A Bengal tiger, like this one, remained at large Friday, five days after she was spotted in a Houston neighborhood with Victor Cuevas, an accused murderer free on bail at the time, but back in jail on a bond increased to $300,000 Friday. (Chine Nouvelle/SIPA/Shutterstock)
HOUSTON, TX The Bengal tiger named India that unwittingly alerted Houston police to a suspected murderer accused of violating the terms of his bail continued to elude authorities Friday.
Houston Police Commander Ron Borza told reporters Friday police have received hundreds of calls about the whereabouts of India, and that he believes she has been passed around a dozen or more times since Sunday by people involved in the illegal exotic animals trade.