India, Nov. 15 -- A male tiger that arrived at Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary on November 9 was previously present in the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, forest officials have confirmed.

Hirakud Wildlife Division DFO Anshu Pragyan Das said the tiger's earlier presence in Chhattisgarh was established through an analysis of camera trap photographs shared by forest officials of the neighbouring state.

The tiger was photographed in the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve for nearly six months in 2025. Officials matched the stripe patterns on its body in the earlier photographs with those recorded in Debrigarh, confirming that it was the same animal.

Further analysis of camera trap data is underway to establish the tiger's m...