7 July, 2008 Hindustan TimesSariska's first couple is out in the open. But the big cats are yet to cross each other's path. While the female stayed put in her enclosure till evening after the sliding gate was opened early this morning, the male tiger traveled quite a distance on his second day of freedom.
While the tiger had to wait for eight days, the tigress got a chance to walk free on her fourth day in Sariska. She has to thank the tiger for her early freedom. It is the male's relaxed movement yesterday that gave the team of scientists from Wildlife Institute of India and forest staff the confidence to free the female so early.
But the tigress did not budge till this evening. The monitoring teams expect her to move away from the enclosure later tonight. From the signals picked up from her radio collar over the past three days, itis clear that the tigress gets active only after sundown.
Hunger is another factor that should drive her movements tonight as the tigress is yet to make any kill since she arrived at Sariska. The female was allowed to finish a kill at Ranthambhore – one good meal lasts a big cat at least three days -- before she was airlifted on July 4.
Meanwhile, the tiger started exploring the forest today and traveled about 10 km till Bramhanath in the Kalighati area. Though he has not yet threatened to stray, his movements are being closely monitored.
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