DIBRUGARH: Three jungle cat kittens were found in a paddy field at Nakari Neogchuk village in Tengakhat in Dibrugarh district on Wednesday after residents alerted the Forest Department.
Villagers initially suspected that the animals were tiger cubs, prompting a Forest Department team to visit the site.
Dibrugarh Divisional Forest Officer Nandha Kumar said the department received information about three suspected tiger cubs in the paddy field.
“Initially, the locals informed us that three tiger cubs had been spotted in the area. However, when our team visited the location, we found that they were jungle cat kittens,” Kumar said.
He said all three kittens were healthy and playing when the team arrived.
“We decided to leave the kittens at the same spot so that they could be reunited with their mother. They were healthy and playing when our team reached the location,” the DFO said.
