Two More Tigers Enter Papikondalu Forest; Officials Reveal Shocking Details
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Papikondalu Forest to get two more tigers; officials clarify rumors
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News18•25-02-2026, 21:46
Papikondalu Forest to get two more tigers; officials clarify rumors
•Two female tiger cubs will be released into Papikondalu Godavari forest to establish it as a Tiger Zone.
•Rajahmundry Chief Forest Officer Kanthanaath Reddy clarified that a male tiger is currently searching for a female, dismissing rumors of it entering human-inhabited areas.
•The tiger previously captured in East Godavari and transferred to Visakha Zoo was considered for release in Nallamala Forest but will now be released in Papikondalu Sanctuary.
•Papikondalu Sanctuary is deemed suitable with adequate food and water for tigers.
•Officials aim to increase the tiger population in the vast Papikondalu Sanctuary by introducing female tigers.