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Wild buffaloes relocated to Kanha to revive species more than 100 years after extinction in the region

The first group -- comprising one male and three females -- completed a journey of over 2,000 kilometres, reaching their new home after three days on the road

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Four wild buffaloes have been relocated from Assam's Kaziranga National Park to Kanha Tiger Reserve to revive the presence of the species more than a century after it went extinct from the Madhya Pradesh forest, an official said.

Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve Field Director Sonali Ghosh described the operation as one of the most extensive ground translocations ever attempted in the country.

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