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Tiger Revival In Bengal's Buxa Reserve Hits Snag As Tigress Wanders To Assam

Tigress wandering to Assam hinders tiger revival in Buxa Reserve.

Context

What happened: A tigress from Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve has wandered into Assam, affecting efforts to revive the reserve's tiger population. Key numbers: Buxa had no tiger population for over a decade after a decline that began around 2009-2010. It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1983. Why it matters: The reserve's revival effort depends on tigers staying in the landscape, which connects to forests and protected areas of Bhutan and Assam.

What changed

A tigress from Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve has wandered into Assam, affecting efforts to revive the reserve's tiger population.

Why it matters

The reserve's revival effort depends on tigers staying in the landscape, which connects to forests and protected areas of Bhutan and Assam.

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