In a rare and fascinating wildlife journey, a tiger travelled nearly 450 km to settle in Maharashtra’s Yedshi Ramling Ghat Sanctuary. This unexpected migration has brought the spotlight to the sanctuary, making many curious about what makes this wildlife haven so special. So, scroll on to know more about it!
Tiger Settles In Yedshi Ramling Ghat Sanctuary After Decades
According to Moneycontrol, a young male tiger has settled in Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary, a jungle in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district. The three-year-old tiger, reportedly, travelled 450 km from Vidarbha to make his home in the sanctuary that had not seen a big cat settling in nearly five decades.
The tiger travelled from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary and settled in Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary in December last year. Forest officials mentioned that camera trap images matched earlier photographs from Tipeshwar.
The forest officials are calling the young tiger ‘Ramling,’ after the Lord Shiva temple near the Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary. The tiger’s journey was exceptional as he wandered into Adilabad in Telangana before moving through Nanded and Ahmedpur to finally settle in Yedshi.
The sanctuary is about one-fourth the area needed for a tiger’s natural range. That’s why Ramling has been spotted roaming outside its borders. He was seen venturing into Barshi, Bhum, Tuljapur, and Dharashiv talukas but has not harmed humans yet.
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More About This Sanctuary In Maharashtra
Spanning 22.50 sq km, Yedshi Ramling Ghat Sanctuary was developed as a sanctuary in 1997. It houses leopards, sloth bears, jackals, wolves, monitor lizards, barking deer and hares. Besides that, it is also home to 100 species of birds.
Tiger Ramling’s arrival marks him as only the fourth big cat to be spotted in the Marathwada region since 1971. Reports suggest that the last confirmed presence was a brief sighting in 2020. According to forest officers, the tiger’s settling in is “an indicator of a healthy jungle.”
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