T1C2 tiger

Subject: Environment

Context: T1C2 was released into wild in Pench Tiger Reserve

Concept:

T1C2 is a 3-year-old tigress whose mother “Avni”, a maneatertigeress was killed 2 years ago.
It was released into wild after National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) cleared its release into wild.
It was after radio collaring of the tigress. Radio collaring is primarily used for tracking the movement and activity patterns of the tagged animal, with the signals being sent to a handheld device or to a computer via a satellite.

About Pench tiger reserve

It is one of the premier tiger reserves of India and the first one to straddle across two states – Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The part of the reserve in Madhya Pradesh is nestled in the southern slopes of the Satpura range of Central India.
It comprises of the Indira PriyadarshiniPench National Park, the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary and a buffer.
It was portrayed in the famous “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling.
River pench flows into reserve cutting it into two from North to South before going on to join the Kanhan River, The Pench River which emerges from Mahadeo Hills of Satpura Ranges.
The Indian Wolf, Sloth Bear, Bengal royal tiger is major attraction of the reserve.