Mysuru: In a significant boost to captive tiger breeding, the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, has planned to utilise the male tiger that was captured from Bandipur recently for breeding. The feline will be moved to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park (Hampi Zoo).
After a massive operation with a 300-strong force, the Forest Department officials along with elephants caught the elusive tiger which had killed two villagers and 18 cattle heads at Bandipur Tiger Reserve in October this year. The big cat was trapped near Chowdahalli. The tiger, a healthy male aged about five years, was later shifted to Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre set up by Mysuru Zoo at Koorgalli on the outskirts of Mysuru.
