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In a piece of good news for Odisha's big cat conservationists and the wildlife lovers, tigress Zeenat, who was previously relocated from Maharashtra's Tadoba sanctuary, is expected to give birth in Similipal of Mayurbhanj district this September, official sources said on Tuesday.

After bonding with a native male tiger, her pregnancy signals successful wild adaptation and reproduction.

According to sources, Zeenat, the three-year-old tigress from Maharashtra's Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, has taken to the wilds of Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district remarkably well.

After being released into the core f...