Five Indian Bison calves born at Tripura’s Trishna sanctuary

Agartala: Threatened by poachers, climate change and shrinking habitats, the wild Indian Bison or Gaurs, the largest among wild cattle around the world, has been on the ‘Red’ list of endangered animals for long. However, recent births of at least five calves in Tripura’s Trishna sanctuary in Rajbari have given new hope to the herds found in the Northeastern state.

Five calves were seen in the core areas of the sanctuary during a census conducted by the forest officials in March this year. They were seen healthy and moving with the mothers in a group, Nirad Baran Debnath, Wildlife Warden of the state told PTI.

Debnath said a census conducted in the month of March last year found that there were 105 bison in the sanctuary.