Question: After the gap of how much time, recently a Royal Bengal tiger has finally been spotted in northern West Bengal?
a) 10 years
b) 15 years
c) More than 20 years
d) None of these
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On 10 December 2021; after a gap of more than two decades, a Royal Bengal tiger has finally been spotted in northern West Bengal.
- It was seen in the night of 10 December 2021, in a camera trap at Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.
- It should be noted that the region has not witnessed Royal Bengal tiger in more than 20 years.
- The sighting of the Bengal tiger is vital because, for 23 years within the Buxa Reserve, no tiger has been photographed.
- The royal tiger was photographed last in 1998.
- Buxa Tiger Reserve
- Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in northern West Bengal, which covers an area of 760 sq km.
- The reserve is abode to around 284 bird species. It’s also a household to mammals like the Asian elephant, gaur, clouded leopard, Sambar deer, and Indian leopard.
- Buxa Tiger Reserve was founded as the 15th tiger reserve of India in 1983.
- National Highway No.31 C around runs across the reserve’s southern boundary.
Links:-
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tiger-spotted-at-bengal-buxa-reserve-after-two-decades-1886804-2021-12-11
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/buxa-tiger-reserve-confirms-presence-of-big-cat-after-23-years-heres-how-this-happened/2387749/