Video: Tiger Cub Trapped In Fishing Net Around Assam Kitchen Garden Rescued
A tiger cub was discovered trapped in a fishing net within a vegetable garden in Assam, India, causing alarm among local residents. Forest department officials have launched a rescue operation to safely remove the animal and return it to its natural habitat.
Why it matters
The incident illustrates the increasing frequency of human-wildlife conflict as animals from protected areas like Kaziranga National Park venture into human-inhabited zones.
A tiger cub was found trapped inside a vegetable garden at Natun Gaon near Biswanath Ghat in Assam's Biswanath district, leading to panic among residents in the area.The cub was spotted in the backyard of a local resident. Locals said the animal was hiding near a banana tree inside a ridge gourd cultivation area.According to residents, the tiger cub is suspected to have moved out from the sixth addition of Kaziranga National Park and entered the nearby human habitation.The vegetable garden is enclosed with a net, leaving the animal unable to move out…
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