Tiger cub rescued in Kandhamal

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KalingaTV News Network

Phulbani: A tiger cub was rescued by some locals of Pathara Kanali village under Phulbani Forest Range on Sunday.

According to reports, some locals on their way to Karedi village from Pathara Kanali village noticed a fire in the nearby forest. They went there to douse the inferno during which they came across a tiger cub which was struggling to save itself from the fire and rescued it. Later, they handed over the cub to the forest officials.

“We were going to Karedi village from our village. However, when we saw fire in the forest, we went there to douse the fire. One of us noticed the tiger cub near the blaze. We rescued it and handed it over to the forest officials. We don’t know whether there were other tiger cubs,” said Narendra Knahar, one of the locals who rescued the tiger cub.

Hundreds of locals from the Pathara Kanali village and near-by villages gathered to see the tiger cub.

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