Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 2 -- In a delicate and challenging operation, the Forest Department successfully reunited four tiger cubs with their mother near Gowdanakatte village in Hunsur taluk.

On Nov. 27, the tigress had been captured near maize fields in Gowdanakatte for safety reasons. At the time of her capture, her cubs were missing.

Two days later, the cubs were found and rescued separately. Since the tigress was housed in Mysuru Zoo's Chamundi Wildlife Rescue, Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre at Koorgalli, officials feared that releasing the cubs directly into her enclosure could trigger aggression, as a distressed mother might attack them.

Careful strategy

To minimise risk, the cubs were first kept in an adjoining enclosure and...