Guwahati, April 12 -- Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) cum Field Director Satyaprakash Singh on Friday, declared that the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed nine big cats at the reserve.

He said that the discovery of the new big cats came to light from the camera traps installed at the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve.

The Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department recently concluded its extensive camera trap exercise for the fiscal year 2023-24 within the sanctuary, nestled in the picturesque Seijosa area of the East Kameng district, bordering the state of Assam, DFO acknowledged.

"We have a total of 38 anti-poaching camps to monitor poachers and the authority deployed the forest workers to...