Bhubaneswar, Jan. 5 -- If everything goes the right way, the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha's Bargarh district is well on its course to receive two tigers for augmentation of the big cat population in the dense forest cover with its excellent prey base.
The State government has taken up the matter with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for bringing two tigers for augmenting the population of these heritage animals. "We are hopeful of getting a positive nod from NTCA in this regard."To make the tiger conservation programme successful, the forest officials are holding talks with the sanctuary-side villagers and are seeking their cooperation to avert human-tiger conflict in the region, Forest and Environment Minister Ga...