Dibrugarh–Tinsukia, Assam | August 19, 2026

A male tiger has been camera-trapped inside Assam’s Dihing Patkai National Park, providing scientific confirmation of the big cat’s presence in one of the state’s most important rainforest landscapes.

The tiger was photographed during a camera-trap monitoring exercise conducted by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in collaboration with the Margherita West Forest Range under the Digboi Forest Division, Assam Environment and Forests Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said on August 19.

Earlier signs now confirmed

Forest officials had previously discovered tiger pugmarks in the area, suggesting that a tiger was moving through the rainforest. The camera-trap photograph has now provided concrete photographic evidence confirming the animal’s presence.

The minister credited sustained patrolling and monitoring by forest officials and frontline personnel for the successful documentation of the tiger.

Significance for Dihing Patkai

The confirmation is particularly significant for Dihing Patkai, a vast rainforest ecosystem known for its exceptional biodiversity. The presence of a tiger adds to evidence of the area’s importance as a habitat for large carnivores and other wildlife.

Dihing Patkai is known for its rich rainforest biodiversity and is home to a range of mammals and other species. The latest camera-trap record further highlights the ecological importance of protecting this landscape and maintaining effective wildlife monitoring.

The photographic confirmation also demonstrates how camera-trap technology can reveal the presence and movements of elusive wildlife in dense rainforest habitats where direct sightings are extremely difficult.

For Assam’s conservation authorities, the record is an encouraging sign of the wildlife values still being maintained within Dihing Patkai National Park and underlines the importance of continued protection and scientific monitoring of the rainforest.