Facing Explosion in Tigers’ Population
At a time when our country is discussing the issue of overpopulation and its negative consequences, a new fact has emerged: tigers in Ranthambore National Park are overcrowding, resulting in territorial disputes, large cats fleeing the forests, going missing, and preying on rural people.
In fact, the number of
tigers is an all-time high since the Reserve was established in 1973. The number
of tigers and their cubs in Ranthambore surrounding territories has increased
from 66 in 2019 to 81 in 2021.
The current
male-to-female tiger ratio is 1:1.3, which is abnormal, according to the
Rajasthan Forest Department in answer to a question from Amer MLA Satish Poonia
about the missing tigers.
In response to Poonia’s
question about whether an investigation was conducted into the number of tigers
born and missing between January 2019 and January 2022 in areas such as Ranthambore
National Park, Sariska Tiger Reserve, and Mukundra Hills National Park, among
others, the Department said.
The majority of the 32
female tigresses are now of reproductive age, which resulted in an increase in
cub births. Between the years 2019 and 2021, a total of 44 cubs were born. Due
to a large number of tigers in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve’s devastated areas,
there have been several reports of missing tigers, territorial clashes, and
deaths.
Report Stating the Missing Number of
Tigers
According to a report
filed to the state Assembly on missing tigers, 13 tigers vanished from the Ranthambore
National Park between 2019 and 2021.
Two females, T-73 and T-92, vanished in 2020. In 2021, two male tigers T-72 and T-62, as well as two female tigers T-126 and T-100, went missing.
According to forest officials, a severe gender imbalance among tigers resulted in the big cat population, driving many of them to flee the park or die in territorial and female fights.
The tiger faces a
struggle; its forest territories are diminishing says environmentalist Harshwardhan.
As dominant males do not allow newly-born, young, and sub-adult males to remain
inside the park, about 10-15 tigers and tigresses roam outside practically all
of India’s greatest breeding sanctuaries. As a result, a larger population of
tigers is being rehabilitated outside of the parks. Tiger corridors are also
absent. As a result, many wild tigers and tigresses are poached by rural people
or killed in traffic accidents.
You can also see tigers
roaming around during Jeep safari in Ranthambore, so get tickets by advance Ranthambore
safari online booking.
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