A.P. resumes Operation Stripes as Explorer nears human habitations in Rajamahendravaram
Pune-based RESQ Trust experts to begin the mission to tranquilize the transient Tiger that was tranquilized in East Godavari on February 6 and reintroduced into the wild in the Papikonda National Park.
The Andhra Pradesh State wildlife authorities have resumed Operation Stripes to tranquilise three-year-old male tiger, Explorer, which has entered human habitations in the East Godavari district. The tiger was last sighted moving through paddy fields near Pasalapudi village, about 30 km from Rajamahendravaram city. The Pune-based RESQ Trust experts, who previously tranquilised the tiger in February, are expected to reach the spot on Saturday.
No cattle kills have been reported over the past few days, according to East Godavari District Forest Officer B. Prabhakar Rao.
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