INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JAIPUR: The tiger population at Sariska hit its highest mark in three decades at 30, with the birth of two cubs
The cubs were born to ST-19 and the trio was captured on camera in the buffer zone of the park near Alwar on July 6.According to the forest
department, the cubs appear to be three months old
The father of these cubs is male tiger ST-18.CM Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter to express his delight
The good news of the birth of two cubs was received from Sariska
...The government is committed to the conservation of tigers," he tweeted.These cubs are the second litter of the tigress, which is nearly
five years old.RN Meena, field director of STR, said, "The conservation efforts have started yielding results, and big cats are making homes
in different parts of the reserve
New inviolate areas have been created for big cats by shifting villages and adding buffer areas in the tiger reserve
In the recent past, four villages have been shifted
The area where the tigress gave birth was incorporated into the reserve in 2012"
The reserve is spread across 1,281 square kilometre area and is divided into six ranges.Experts claim that the park can easily house 42-45
According to the guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Rajasthan government had notified 881.1sqkm area as
critical tiger habitat in 2007."Currently there are 26 villages in the critical tiger habitat that need to be relocated and that are said to
be violating the tiger habitat norms," said an expert.
