India, Oct. 25 -- A male tiger that travelled nearly 500 km from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Yavatmal district to Solapur in 2024 is once again highlighting the need for a scientific assessment of wildlife corridors in Maharashtra. The tiger, locally known as Ramling, after the Yedshi-Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Dharashiv district, was recently photographed at Naigaon Mayur Wildlife Sanctuary in Beed district.

Born in 2022 to tigress T-22 at Tipeshwar, the animal was first photographed in the Yedshi forest range of Dharashiv district in December 2024. It subsequently moved towards Barshi in Solapur district, with its identity confirmed by matching camera-trap images with photographs from Tipeshwar.

Over the past two years, it...