Published 12:25 IST, April 3rd 2020
Video shows how tiger's radio collar is removed by remote control, netizens amused
Parveen Kaswan shared the post of tiger that was tracked through wildlife radio telemetry.He shared,the battery of his radio collar had drained out.
Advertisement
Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan is kwn for sharing orable yet intriguing animal videos on social media that are meant to show compassionate side of wildlife. He h once shared information about a tiger named C1 that walked over 2,000km in search of a mate. same tiger was tracked through wildlife rio telemetry. However, Kaswan, in his post, informed that battery of his rio collar h drained out and h to be removed by remote control. In his recent post, he has shared procedure of use of techlogy in conservation.
Rio telemetry
Wildlife rio telemetry is important for monitoring animal movement. Transmitters, such as collars, are attached to animals and transmission of rio signals is monitored and used to locate animal. This tiger, named C1, was also tracked with help of his rio collar. However, battery of his rio collar h drained out, as informed by Kaswan in his post.
Advertisement
In such circumstances, rio collar can prove detrimental to a tiger’s health, and thus, it was crucial to remove collar. This was completed with help of remote control. To illustrate procedure, Kaswan shared a thrilling video that showed tiger relaxing in a sanctuary of sorts. As soon as collar dropped, it sprung up in a panic and walked away from spot.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
12:35 IST, April 3rd 2020