Nagpur, Dec 10 (PTI) A tigress has been translocated from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to Sonarli acclimatisation enclosure at Chandoli National Park in Maharashtra's Sahyadri Tiger Reserve as part of breeding and conservation efforts, forest officials said.

The 2-year-old tigress, T7-S2, was captured on Monday evening in the Kolara core range of Tadoba and examined for her health status. Veterinary checks confirmed that she was fit for transfer, a release from the forest department on Tuesday said.

"Tigress T7-S2 is a young dispersing female from the Kolara core range. She is healthy, strong and behaviourally suited for translocation," Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve's field director Dr Prabhunath Shukla said.

The 'soft release' allows the tigress to adjust to the terrain, prey base a

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