First tigress released in Buxa Tiger Reserve under the Tiger Reintroduction Programme

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First tigress released in Buxa Tiger Reserve under the Tiger Reintroduction Programme

2 October 2026

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari released the first tigress in Buxa Tiger Reserve under the Tiger Reintroduction Programme on 2 October 2026.
The tigress, identified as T138, was brought from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar.
The step begins a phased reintroduction effort to create the conditions in which a tiger population can establish, breed and ultimately become viable and self-sustaining.
Recovery work since 2018 included releasing over 800 chital as prey and restoring about 380 hectares of grassland.
The programme works with 64 community committees on community dialogue, livelihood opportunities and human-wildlife conflict mitigation.

Tigress: T138 Brought from: Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar Chital released since 2018: over 800 Grassland restored: about 380 hectares Community committees: 64

Why it matters for exams: Tiger translocation between named reserves, with prey-base and habitat figures, is standard environment-section material.

Kerala PSCUPSC

2 October 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau

In plain words

Chital Spotted deer — A deer species released in large numbers to build the prey base for tigers.

MoEFCC Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change — The Union ministry in charge of wildlife and forest policy.