Tigress Tara spotted on Chandoli safari route at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

Updated On: 21 January, 2026 12:47 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Two-and-a-half-year-old radio-collared tigress STRT5, better known as Tara, was spotted by a tourist at the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. (Text by Ranjeet Jadhav) (Pics/Amit Mane)

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Two-and-a-half-year-old radio-collared tigress STRT5, better known as Tara, was spotted by a tourist at the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. (Text by Ranjeet Jadhav) (Pics/Amit Mane)

<p>On January 20, between 4 pm and 5 pm, a fortunate tourist had an extraordinary sighting of tigress Tara on the Zholambi forest safari route in Chandoli</p>

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On January 20, between 4 pm and 5 pm, a fortunate tourist had an extraordinary sighting of tigress Tara on the Zholambi forest safari route in Chandoli

<p>Already, Tara has astounded and delighted forest officials with her daring 1.5-km swim across the chilly, crocodile-infested waters of the Chandoli dam</p>

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Already, Tara has astounded and delighted forest officials with her daring 1.5-km swim across the chilly, crocodile-infested waters of the Chandoli dam

<p>Tara was relocated from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) to the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) in western Maharashtra on December 18 after being fitted with a radio collar</p>

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Tara was relocated from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) to the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) in western Maharashtra on December 18 after being fitted with a radio collar

<p>She was initially believed to be settling into her new surroundings<strong> (Representational Image)</strong></p>

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She was initially believed to be settling into her new surroundings (Representational Image)

<p>However, forest department officials and wildlife researchers tracking her movements have learnt that she has swum across the Chandoli dam, possibly in search of a mate or to carve out a territory of her own <strong>(Representational Image)</strong></p>

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However, forest department officials and wildlife researchers tracking her movements have learnt that she has swum across the Chandoli dam, possibly in search of a mate or to carve out a territory of her own (Representational Image)

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