Dimapur, Jan. 9: The royalties are finally here in Nagaland. On Monday, Nagaland finally received two Royal Bengal Tigers from Kerala's Thiruvananthanpuram Zoo, according to a press release from the state’s forest department.
The two royal cats have been named as Karthika (female) and Manikantan (male). The state’s wildlife authorities have been trying to introduce the tigers at Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar since the past two years, it was informed.
“The two new members of Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar safely reached Nagaland accompanied by 10 staffs from Thiruvananthanpuram Zoo. The tigers are healthy and have undergone all protocol requirements before reaching here.
“They are presently under close observation and will be kept under quarantine for at least two weeks for them to acclimatise to the home. The enclosure has been put under round the clock surveillance to avoid any accidents. In exchange Nagaland Zoological Park will be sending two healthy and beautiful Black Asiatic Bears namely Kohima (male) and Dimapur (female),” the press release informed.
Another two White Tigers are expected to arrive in the Zoo after few months. Visitors will be allowed to see the tigers after 15 days.
