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Buxa Tiger Reserve Gets a Tigress from Valmiki
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A tigress moves from Bihar to Bengal: the Buxa reintroduction Prelims tiger-reserve questions can build on
A tigress from Valmiki was released in Buxa, beginning a phased tiger reintroduction.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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A three-year-old Royal Bengal tigress, translocated from Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve, was released into the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on 2 October 2026.
The release marks the start of phased efforts to establish a viable, self-sustaining tiger population in Buxa.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- A three-year-old Royal Bengal tigress from Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar) was released in Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal) on 2 October 2026.
- The release begins phased efforts to build a viable, self-sustaining tiger population in Buxa.
- Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in Alipurduar district of northern West Bengal, in the Terai-Duar region.
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve is in Bihar, along the Nepal border.
- Translocation of tigers from source to target reserves is a conservation tool under Project Tiger.
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in northern West Bengal and is part of the Terai-Duar landscape.
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve is the only tiger reserve in Bihar.
- Tiger reintroduction means releasing tigers into a habitat where the species has declined sharply or disappeared, using animals translocated from a source population.
Mains
GS-III Environment: tiger numbers are uneven across reserves, so translocation from source populations is used to restore low-density reserves. The approach rests on Project Tiger and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and needs sound prey base, habitat connectivity and community support. The way forward is phased releases, post-release monitoring, anti-poaching measures and managing human-wildlife conflict.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Buxa Tiger Reserve, where a tigress translocated from Valmiki Tiger Reserve was recently released, is located in which State?
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Odisha
- Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: B — Correct: West Bengal — Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in the Alipurduar district of northern West Bengal, in the Terai-Duar region. • Assam — wrong: Assam has tiger reserves such as Kaziranga and Manas, but Buxa is not one of them. • Odisha — wrong: Odisha's tiger reserves are Similipal and Satkosia, not Buxa. • Arunachal Pradesh — wrong: Arunachal Pradesh has reserves such as Namdapha and Pakke, but Buxa is not among them.
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