There’s a big reward for anyone with credible information about the missing star of Nagpur’s Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary – six-year-old tiger Jai. The 250-kg feline has been missing for three months now and a worried forest department does not know where to look for him. The last signal from Jai’s radio collar was received on April 18 near Pauni in Bhandara district. The Rs 50,000 reward has been announced by Conservation Lenses and Wildlife (CLaW), a group of wildlife lovers and photographers. Amit Jain, a founder of ClaW, that has 63,000 followers on a social networking site, said, “All our members have decided to pitch in towards the reward, which may act as an incentive for people to keep their eyes wide open for Jai.”

Wildlife lovers have also requested that the search for Jai be started with the help of the Special Tiger Protection Force. Pic/Amit Panariya