● The first Inter-State Tiger Relocation Project was launched in 2018 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA).
● Under the Project, two tigers, a male (Mahavir) from Kanha Tiger Reserve and a female (Sundari) from Bandhavgarh from Madhya Pradesh(MP) were relocated to Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha.
Satkosia Tiger Reserve:
● Satkosia Tiger Reserve comprises two adjoining sanctuaries of central Odisha named as Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary and Baisipalli Sanctuary.
● The reserve lies in a transitional zone extending between the Chhota Nagpur Plateau and the Deccan Plateau.
● Satkosia was declared as a Tiger Reserve in 2007.It had a population of 12 tigers then.However, the numbers reduced to two in 2018.
Why in News? The first inter-state tiger relocation project has been suspended after tigress Sundari had to be returned from Odisha to Madhya Pradesh.
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