Hyderabad/Mumbai : Tiger migration has started from the forests of Maharashtra in search of prey and best green forests Is. These tigers are leaving Maharashtra and reaching the forests of the neighboring state of Telangana through the Kaval Tiger Reserve (KTR) corridor, due to which a significant increase in the number of tigers is being seen in this area. According to the officials of the Telangana Forest Department, there has been an increase in the cases of tigers entering Telangana from Maharashtra in recent years. Due to this, there is a significant increase in the number of tigers in the forests here.

)Tigers migrating from Tipeshwar and Tadoba in MaharashtraForest department officials while talking to the media told that due to better greenery and hunting area, Komaram Bheem is coming from Tipeshwar and Tadoba sanctuaries of Maharashtra in Kagaznagar forest division of Asifabad district. The number of tigers has increased. He said that some of them are also making the forests of Telangana their home. Officials said that they are creating too many grasslands, due to which the herbivore population is increasing and the number of tigers and leopards in the state has also increased.

Tigers coming in KTR corridor in search of prey

According to media reports, the Kaval Tiger Reserve (KTR) corridor in Telangana has been linked to Kaval in Maharashtra. There is a major road connecting it to other tiger reserves. Talking to the news agency Bhasha, a senior official of the forest department said that there has been an increase in the number of tigers coming through the KTR corridor. It is a good forest area and good prey like spotted deer, sambar and other animals are found here, making this area more suitable for tigers to live. Tigers are also coming from Tipeshwar and Tadoba, where due to increase in population, tigers are coming towards Kagaznagar in search of space.

Eight tigers seen in KTR corridor The Forest Department official said that we try to provide a suitable place to the migratory tigers. These tigers find grasslands, water bodies and then they also get animals for hunting here. We will do everything possible to stop them here forever. He told that about eight tigers have been seen in the KTR corridor, which is more than the last few years. Some stay here and some go back and later come here again. The officer said that in the last five-six years, we have seen that many tigresses in our area have given birth to many cubs. He informed that movement of tigers has also been observed in Eturnagaram, Kinnersani, Pakla and nearby areas.