After observing that the number of tigers are increasing in the country, the Indian officials are now considering to send few tigers to Cambodia and regarding this, the Cambodian officials were already contacted.

“India is willing to help those countries which have lost tiger populations and who want to re-introduce tigers,” said environment minister Prakash Javadekar.

More than 12 countries across the world still have wild tigers, but since 2007, in Cambodia, tigers were not sighted and now the animal is extinct.

"We are speaking with India for two male tigers and a couple of female tigresses along with guidance on tackling poaching and better surveillance," according to Omaliss Keo, director in the department of wildlife and biodiversity, Cambodia, who is currently in India for the tiger conference.

Speaking on the issue, the experts opined that, relocating the tigers within the country, had been largely successful, but any transport-national relocation will take some time and require proper planning.

"While the idea of tiger reintroduction is most welcome, the preliminary ground work needs to be done on habitat revival for prey bio mass productivity. Also efforts are needed to step up and intensify field protection and build up frontline capacity of guards," said Dr Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General of Global tiger forum and former head of project tiger.

Rajesh Gopal was one of the experts along with officials from the World Wildlife Fund, who had gone to Phnom Penh for a meeting with Cambodian officials to understand a roadmap for the re-introduction of tigers in the country.

Experts opine that it may take up to two years also say that it may take up to two years before conditions in Cambodia are created for tigers from India to be translocated.

By Phani Ch