, June 16 -- A female Royal Bengal tiger rescued from a poachers' snare in the Sundarbans and nursed back to health in a rehabilitation centre in Khulna is set to return to its natural habitat later this month.

The tiger, estimated to be between nine and 10 years old, was found trapped in an illegal snare near Bairagi Bari, adjacent to Sharkir Khal in the Sundarbans East Forest Division under Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district in early January.

Forest officials rescued the tiger on January 4 after tranquilising it with a dart gun.

By then, the animal had spent several days trapped in the snare, suffering severe injuries to its front left leg where deep wounds had become infected and begun to rot.

The tiger was taken to the Wildlife a...