Over 200 cameras that were switched on 24X7 for 64 days have confirmed the presence of 14 tigers in the Manas national park that Bhutan shares with India, a media report said.
Wildlife officials of Bhutan’s Royal Manas National Park and Manas National Park in India have confirmed the presence of 14 Royal Bengal tigers across the trans-boundary area. Six out of them were tigresses, reported kuenselonline.com
Royal Manas manager Tenzin Wangchuk said 204 camera-traps were fixed in the core tiger habitat areas.
(Published 29 October 2012, 19:23 IST)
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