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Buxa tigress captured in Assam, Bengal forest dept prepares to take her back
Updated On: 04 November, 2026 10:13 AM IST | Guwahati/Kolkata | PTI
Released into the wild at Buxa on October 2, BT1 travelled over 100 km into Assam, eventually reaching Raimona National Park in the Bodoland Territorial Region, the tigress was captured when she tried to move towards human habitats

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A Royal Bengal Tiger from West Bengal's Buxa was captured in Assam's Raimona National Park on Tuesday night when she tried to move towards human habitats, officials said.
The West Bengal Forest Department is making final preparations to bring back the tigress that strayed from Buxa Tiger Reserve into Assam, with the rescue operation likely to be completed shortly, state Forest Minister Manoj Oraon said.


