Six-month-old injured tiger cub recovering after being rescued - Watch

Forest staff at the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve had spotted the lone cub wandering by the private tea estates in the Valparai area. 

Chennai: The top officials of the Forest Department at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Tamil Nadu, said an injured 6-month old male tiger cub has been rescued successfully and is recovering well at a treatment facility. Forest staff had spotted the lone cub wandering by the private tea estates in the Valparai area. It was a rare sight given how cubs are not spotted without their mother and siblings.

Since the time of its spotting two days ago, forest staff had been tracking the weak-appearing cub, until they lost track of it owing to heavy rains and poor visibility. Anticipating the need for capturing and treating the animal, the Forest department, under the guidance of Tamil Nadu Chief Wildlife Warden Dr. Shekhar Kumar Niraj readied a team of vets and equipment required for the operation.

Field Director and Conservator of Forest, ATR, Ramasubramaian told Zee Media that the cub was initially spotted about two days ago by forest staff on routine rounds, following which the animal was being tracked. However, heavy rains and poor visibility hampered their work.