Tigers to be introduced in Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on October 2

Tigers will be introduced in the Buxa Tiger Reserve of North Bengal on October 2, West Bengal Environment and Forest Minister Manoj Oraon said on Friday (July 24, 2025). “We are planning to introduce a tigress in Buxa Tiger Reserve on October 2,” the Minister said at an event in Kolkata.Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in Dooars area of north Bengal, near the country’s border with Bhutan. The area was identified and15 th Tiger Reserve of the country in 1983. The reserve, with an area of 760.87 sq km stretches over a length of 50 km from west to east and 35 km from north to south.The tiger reserve has recorded as many as, 68 species of mammals, 41 species of reptiles, more than 246 species of birds, 4 species of Amphibians along with 103 species of fishes.

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