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New Tiger Arriving in Buxa: Forest Closed for 4 Days, Preparations in Full Swing!
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News18•29-09-2026, 09:36
New Tiger Arriving in Buxa: Forest Closed for 4 Days, Preparations in Full Swing!
- •Buxa Tiger Reserve is closing tourism for four days, starting Wednesday, for 'Tiger Relocation' preparations.
- •A state-level event will be held on October 2 in Alipurduar for the official tiger release, attended by the Chief Minister and Union Minister.
- •A tiger from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar will be brought to Buxa and released into a 2-acre enclosure.
- •The tiger will be officially released on October 2, with a live video shown at the event.
- •The forest department plans to bring a tigress first, with more tigers to follow in subsequent phases.
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The forest department has suspended all tourism-related services in the Buxa Tiger Reserve for four days, from September 30 to October 3, to carry out preparations and tasks related to the official release of a tiger into the forest.
The tiger will be officially released into Buxa on October 2, accompanied by a state-level event held at the Parade Ground in Alipurduar town.
The forest department plans to tranquilize and bring a tiger from the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar to release it into an approximately 2-acre enclosure built within the Buxa Tiger Reserve.
