LUCKNOW, April 5 -- The rise in the number of wild cats has put tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh under pressure, but the growing incidents of tigers wandering out has compelled the forest department to use the most advanced tool artificial Intelligence (AI) in the uninhabitable core forest zone.

The most recent such incident was in Lucknow's Rehmankheda where a tiger kept wandering for 91 days before being caught on March 6.

The start is from Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) that stood fourth in the country with 135 tigers as Uttar Pradesh recorded a rise of 18.49% in total tiger population, according to "Status of Tigers" in India report 2023.

"This is a first-of-its-kind measure being brought in Uttar Pradesh under Project Tiger (PT). The a...