Bhubaneswar: A Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) has been camera-trapped and directly sighted by patrolling personnel inside Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha, marking the presence of the big cat in the protected forest area.
According to sanctuary authorities, the tiger entered Debrigarh through the Dechuan-Lakhanpur forest corridor. Its origin, gender and other details will be ascertained after photographs captured by camera traps are analysed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
To monitor wildlife movement and ensure protection, 100 camera traps have been deployed across the sanctuary. As many as 27 teams conduct daily patrols along forest trails and sanctuary boundaries. Night surveillance is being carried out through a three-tier patrolling arrangement.
The last Royal Bengal Tiger recorded in Debrigarh had stayed in the sanctuary from 2022 to 2024 for approximately one-and-a-half years. The animal later died due to electrocution in Chhattisgarh’s Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary.
The latest sighting has renewed interest in tiger movement across the Debrigarh landscape.
