Wildlife lovers, fret not. All's well with the female cub of tigress T1 or Avni. The cub had been elusive for almost a day after capture. But on Monday night, she was caught on camera consuming the meat provided to her. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (APCCF), Wildlife, Sunil Limaye said, "The female cub, named PK T1-C1, which was released in the Titralmangi enclosure at the Pench Tiger Reserve on the night of December 22 after her capture, is doing well. She was caught on CCTV consuming the meat provided on Monday night."

Forest Department officials from Pench and PCCF, Wildlife, A K Mishra had personally monitored the operation to capture the cub along with a team of vets including Dr B M Kadu, Dr Ankush Dubey and Dr Bilal Habib. The field operation is being carried out by a team of Range Forest Officer (RFO), East, Pench along with other RFOs of Pench under the guidance of ACF GP Bobde and DFO Pench Rahul Gawai. The department is also taking the technical assistance of Dr Parag Nigam and Dr Akhilesh Mishra.