Tiger Escapes From Assam Floods And Finds Safe Place In A House, Caught Sleeping On The Bed
For the past three days, raging flood-waters have brought life to a standstill across Assam. According to a PTI report, in Assam, the deluge has affected 33 districts of the state and claimed 17 lives. More than 57 lakh people have been hit by the nature's fury.
Lost amid the swirling floodwaters in #Kaziranga, deer are looking for safety in human habitats. @wti_org_india and @action4ifaw are working hard to ensure their safety. #AssamFloods pic.twitter.com/Ueg33WGEt7
¡ª Anupam Bordoloi (@asomputra) July 15, 2019
Ninety per cent of the famed Kaziranga National Park in Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state is still submerged, a statement from the Assam Ministry of Forest and Environment said. The worst affected are animals who have no place to go to.
More recently, a tiger escaped from the sanctuary and was spotted 'relaxing' on a bed inside a house near the national highway.
#JustIn our vet @samshulwildvet is making plans with #AssamForestDepartment @kaziranga_ to tranquilise a #tiger that has entered a house and is relaxing on a bed! #AssamFloods bring in unusual guests! #Kaziranga Zoom in to see #OMG wish them luck! @action4ifaw @deespeak pic.twitter.com/SX2FoYOB6K
¡ª Wildlife Trust India (@wti_org_india) July 18, 2019
According to reports, loose wild animals that move out of the national park after the heavy flooding. Animals continue to move towards a safer place as about 80 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park and 95 camps are underwater.
Our vet @samshulwildvet is on a mission to tranquilise this #tiger to get him out of bed! Anyone else see the irony? ? #AssamFlood #Kaziranga ?this thread is all abput good work done @vivek4wild@action4ifaw @VishalDadlani @deespeak @_AdilHussain @DevrajSanyal + pic.twitter.com/gCrwZtqzcc
¡ª Wildlife Trust India (@wti_org_india) July 18, 2019
The Wildlife Trust India said that the tiger was spotted near the highway, 200 m from the park, at 8:30 am on Friday as it escaped from Kaziranga. "Probably disturbed, he jumped across the wall of a scrap garage & took refuge in the dark room," an excerpt from the tweet read.
A Billion Choices says the bag but this #tiger chooses bed n breakfast to escape #AssamFloods. Our team @wti_org_india @action4ifaw with @kaziranga_ working to ensure safe passage to the #forest #Kaziranga @vivek4wild @AzzedineTDownes + pic.twitter.com/5hfxtK2djo
¡ª Wildlife Trust India (@wti_org_india) July 18, 2019
The #tiger was spotted nxt to the highway at 8:30 am, moving fm the park, just 200 m away, on its way to Karbi hills abt 500 m across the National highway. Probably disturbed, he jumped across the wall of a scrap garage & took refuge in the dark room. #AssamFloods #Kaziranga +
¡ª Wildlife Trust India (@wti_org_india) July 18, 2019
The owner was alerted to his surprise guest when neighbours screamed at spotting the tiger entering his premises..
Forest officials said attempts were on to tranquillise the tiger and take it to safety.
¡°The #tiger was spotted nxt to the highway at 8:30 am, moving fm the park, just 200 m away, on its way to Karbi hills abt 500 m across the National highway. Probably disturbed, he jumped across the wall of a scrap garage & took refuge in the dark room,¡± read Wildlife Trust India¡¯s tweet.
This is a dhaba across the house where the #tiger is sheltered. It has to traverse this stretch of the road and dhaba to reach the forest you see behind. Highways and settlements block the animals' #RightOfPassage. @vivek4wild @action4ifaw @AzzedineTDownes @deespeak #AssamFloods pic.twitter.com/G6sMrNBRfY
¡ª Wildlife Trust India (@wti_org_india) July 18, 2019
The Kaziranga National Park is home to the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. With over 150 anti-poaching camps in the Kaziranga National Park affected by the floods, the authorities are working round-the-clock to check poaching at the UNESCO World Heritage site.
As floodwaters enter fringe villages of #Kaziranga and people move out, #wildlife needs higher ground to be safe. This is where we come in to rescue animals displaced or injured by #AssamFloods with #AssamForestDepartment and @action4ifaw @vivek4wild @AzzedineTDownes + pic.twitter.com/U4bzXRLSU4
¡ª Wildlife Trust India (@wti_org_india) July 13, 2019
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report, Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are flowing above the danger level in most of the affected districts, including in Guwahati, reports PTI.
In Guwahati, the flood waters of the Brahmaputra have submerged Uzanbazar, Kharguli and Bharalamukh areas.
The flood situation in Manas National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is also critical as vast stretches in them have been inundated and animals are moving towards the neighbouring highlands.
Five persons had died earlier in rain-related incidents in Mizoram.
