'Queen of Jamtala doing well'

David Smith of USA, a consultant of a project titled, 'Study on Behaviour and Ecology of Tigers of the Sundarbans Reserved Forest in Bangladesh' told this while exchanging views with journalists on Friday.

He was narrating a success story of attaching a radio caller to a 13-year-old tigress weighing 75 kilogram after her capture by laying a trap on April 22 at Jamtala near Katka under Swarankhola Range. The 2.34-metre long tigress named 'Queen of Jamtala was caught after a long wait from February 27. She was kept senseless for over seven hours with the help of tranquiliser gun, he said.

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The radio caller was attached to her as part of the first phase of the project which started under the supervision of the Sundarbans Forest Division (SFD) eastern wing on February 27.

'Movement and location of the tigress in the forest are being observed daily in a scientific manner and a Radio-Telemetry, according to camera trapper ACD Barlow. Barlow told the journalists the scientific research on movement, food habit and other aspects of Royal Bengal tigers' behaviour will be carried on through computers.

Radio callers will be attached to many more tigers during the second phase of the project work which will begin in October, Barlow said.

The US Fish and Wildlife Foundation has sanctioned US 55,995 dollar for the project which is expected to be completed within a year, it has been learnt.