Siddhartha, 19-07-2021
Increase in tiger population in Ranthambore National Park is a concern, Chief Minister calls expert panel.
News update: The constant increase in the population of Tiger in Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district has become a concern for the Rajasthan Government with territorial fight and man-animal conflict due to dispersal out of the Reserve area, officials said.
Two days back, tigress Arrrowhead (T-84) was spotted with three cubs. The big cat population in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve has reached 79, including 28 cubs and sub-adults living in an area of 1,334 square kilometres, making it the third most congested habitats of felines in India after the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand and Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
The state has three tiger reserves with over 103 big cats – 79 at RTR, 23 at Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Alwar, and one left at Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota.
In a recent development, after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change get the permission, tigress Ridhi will be relocated to Sariska Tiger Reserve as she and her sister Siddhi have injured each other number of times claiming a territory. Five months back in January, two-and-half-year-old tigress Ridhi had received 14 stitches on the tongue after getting injured in a territorial fight with her sibling Siddhi.
In wake of the growing population and infights, the CM has directed the officials to form a panel of experts to suggest shifting tigers.