WVI training saved tiger from certain death

28th Feb 2011

For the first time in Bangladesh a tiger that strayed into a village was saved from the hands of the villagers by being tranquilised and released back in to the forest. A Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) and Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB) team, together with a Village Tiger Response Team, managed to tranquilise the tigress at 1am and move her by boat to a location deep in the forest before leaving her to come round from the anaesthetic.

Wildlife Vets International is proud to have played its part. In January 2010 vet Dr John Lewis had been invited by WTB and BFD to train 30 FD staff in capturing, immobilising and releasing wildlife, focussing on tigers. Hopefully, this rescue marks a new beginning in the way in which conflict tigers are managed in Bangladesh.

Further training for vets and BFD / WTB staff is required in many aspects of the veterinary management of wild tigers , and WVI has been asked to provide it. We can only do this with support. Please help by making a donation.

Find out more about the tiger rescue and the overall project:

• Quick work to protect tiger
• Tiger conflict resolution in Bangladesh