New MP-Raj wildlife corridor to come up after reintroduction of tigers in MNP

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said a new wildlife corridor will form between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after three tigers are released in Madhav National Park MNP in MPs Shivpuri districtThree tigers will be released on March 10 in enclosures at MNP where the deafening roar of the big cats fell silent 27 years ago he told reporters hereMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with Scindia and state forest minister Vijay Shah will release a tiger captured on the premises of an institute in Bhopal and two tigresses into enclosures in a bid to revive the big cat population in MNPShivpuri borders Sheopur district which houses the Kuno National Park the new home of 20 cheetahs brought from Namibia and South AfricaWith the reintroduction of three tigers a wildlife corridor linking MNP Kuno National Park Panna Tiger Reserve all in MP and Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan will come up Scindia saidPrime Minister Narendra Modi made KNP popular world over with the reintroduction of cheetahs the Union minister saidMNP director Uttam Sharma told PTI that a tiger captured from the campus of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology MANIT in October will be brought from Satpura Tiger Reserve while the two tigresses will be brought from Panna and Bandhavgarh Tiger ReservesThe tiger after its capture in Bhopal was released in Satpura in OctoberAlso readMaharashtra Budget Eye on BMC Shindegovt budget proposes projects worth thousands of croresThe three animals after being kept in separate enclosures for some time will be released in the wild at MNP which is spread over 375 square kilometresThis is the third time the MP forest department is going to reintroduce a tiger in a wildlife sanctuary following successful reintroductions in Panna Tiger Reserve and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagar district officials saidMNP has a good prey base for big cats they addedThe reintroduced tigers would be radiocollared and three teams have been formed to keep an eye on them officials saidAdditional Principal Conservator of Forests Wildlife Subharanjan Sen said MNP once had several tigersBut since 2010 no tiger has been seen in the area local officials said with wildlife experts blaming hunting for their disappearanceAs per reports tigers from Rajasthan roamed around MNP for some time in 201012This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever