In photos: Tigress Tara spotted on Chandoli safari route at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

• Share:
• 

Pic/Amit Mane

• Share:
• 

On January 20, between 4 pm and 5 pm, a fortunate tourist had an extraordinary sighting of tigress Tara on the Zholambi forest safari route in Chandoli

• Share:
• 

Already, Tara has astounded and delighted forest officials with her daring 1.5-km swim across the chilly, crocodile-infested waters of the Chandoli dam

• Share:
• 

Tara was relocated from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) to the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) in western Maharashtra on December 18 after being fitted with a radio collar

• Share:
• 

She was initially believed to be settling into her new surroundings (Representational Image)

• Share:
• 

However, forest department officials and wildlife researchers tracking her movements have learnt that she has swum across the Chandoli dam, possibly in search of a mate or to carve out a territory of her own (Representational Image)