Updated on 25/May/2022
A young female cub of tigress T-69 died in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, on Tuesday. Her body was discovered near Khandar range. According to the preliminary reports, the cub died during a protective fight. It was expected that these fights would take place due to the go beyond of territories between young tigers and adult tigers. The area where the dead female cub of T-69 was found is inspected by officials.
It has become a reality that young tigers will die in territorial fights in the overcrowded tiger reserve after a carcass of a female cub of tigress T-69 was recovered from Khandar range on Tuesday.
The carcass of the nearly 17-month-old cub, found near its pugmarks, indicates that it died in a territorial fight, since the carcass was found near the pugmarks of a male tiger.
In a fight with an adult tiger, the female cub suffered serious injuries, and it appears the fight took place on Monday night. A dead sambar deer was found nearby. The fight may have occurred when the female cub went to eat a sambar deer killed by the adult tiger”.
Sources stated that the subdivision predicted these fights as the territories of many young tigers overlapped with folks of adult big cats. The things are getting worse due to the area of 700 to 750 sq km of Ranthambore where tigers live which is becoming a less space for the 7 males and 4 females. It is becoming difficult for them to adjust as forest official said. According to the sources, 21 months old 5 sub adults cubs will remain separated from their mother.
Presently, there are total 53 adult tigers from them 44 cubs have been born at the park. Tiger Reserve of Ranthambore National Park has 10 tigers on each 100 sq km area. The result of the territorial fight is making the weak tigers move out from the haven.
As there will be more territorial conflicts, the situation will remain the same. The tiger will continue to look for their permanent habitat since there is no discussion of improving the habitat.