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Tigress Zeenat Strays from Tadoba to Jharkhand: Key Facts

2 March 20251 min read
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYTigress ZeenatStrays from Tadobato Jharkhand: KeyFacts2 March 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

A young tigress named Zeenat, relocated to Odisha, wandered off into Jharkhand, which worried forest officials because it went against the conservation plan.

Key facts

  • Zeenat is a three-year-old tigress.
  • She was transferred from Maharashtra to the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha.
  • She had strayed out of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra and entered Jharkhand.
  • She was likely moving on towards West Bengal.

Tiger population in India

  • India had an estimated 3,682 wild tigers as of 2022.
  • This is more than 70% of all wild tigers in the world.

Exam angle

  • Source reserve: Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra); destination reserve: Similipal (Odisha).
  • States in her path: Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal.
  • Tiger count figure to remember: 3,682 (2022).

Test yourself

1. Tigress Zeenat, which strayed into Jharkhand, was originally moved to which tiger reserve?

Zeenat was shifted from Maharashtra to Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve.

2. From which tiger reserve did the tigress Zeenat stray into Jharkhand?

She strayed from Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.

3. What was India's estimated wild tiger population as of 2022, according to the Zeenat news coverage?

India had about 3,682 wild tigers in 2022, over 70% of the global total.

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