Baripada, Oct 28: A tigress brought from Maharashtra was safely released into a special enclosure in the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday, officials said.

#WATCH | Tigress released to the enclosures inside Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district

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The tigress was brought from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra.

"The tigress was safely released into a soft enclosure of around two hectares in the core area of Similipal at 9.25 am. The tigress is active and healthy," Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni said in the statement.

The two-and-a-half-year-old tigress was captured in TATR on Saturday morning and brought to Similipal on Sunday afternoon.

The forest officials said the enclosure has been created in the core area within the Similipal South division where the wild animal will be kept in observation for at least one to two weeks before its release into the wild.

The translocation of the tigress was done with the permission of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

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