ALWAR/JAIPUR: Sariska Tiger Reserve has added a number of stripes to its sleeve.
After nearly 16 years, the reserve is scripting a remarkable success story. The country’s first tiger reintroduction plan was launched there after its big cat population had been been annihilated, the number falling to zero. This year, two tigresses at the park have given birth to quadruplets.
On Thursday, the forest department said, a four-year-old tigress, “ST-22, was captured on camera with a set of quadruplets.”,
Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) field director Mahendra Sharma said, “This is the first time ST-22 has given birth. This marks a historic event, as it is the first time since the tiger reintroduction in 2008 that two tigresses in Sariska Tiger Reserve have given birth to four cubs this year. Earlier, a 10-year-old tigress, ST-12, was camera-trapped with three cubs in March. Now it is revealed that the tigress had given birth to four. Both tigresses have their territories in the reserve’s Talvrisksh range.”
A monitoring staff member said that on Wednesday tigress ST-27 was sighted with two cubs. “In the past three months, 10 cubs have been camera-trapped in Sariska. The total count has now reached 40 tigers in STR: 11 adult males, 14 adult females, and 15 cubs.”
Dinesh Durani, founder member of Sariska Tiger Foundation, said, “The conservation efforts in Sariska are finally bearing fruit. The forest should open more tourism zones, similar to Ranthambore, as this would help with monitoring.”
After nearly 16 years, the reserve is scripting a remarkable success story. The country’s first tiger reintroduction plan was launched there after its big cat population had been been annihilated, the number falling to zero. This year, two tigresses at the park have given birth to quadruplets.
On Thursday, the forest department said, a four-year-old tigress, “ST-22, was captured on camera with a set of quadruplets.”,
Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) field director Mahendra Sharma said, “This is the first time ST-22 has given birth. This marks a historic event, as it is the first time since the tiger reintroduction in 2008 that two tigresses in Sariska Tiger Reserve have given birth to four cubs this year. Earlier, a 10-year-old tigress, ST-12, was camera-trapped with three cubs in March. Now it is revealed that the tigress had given birth to four. Both tigresses have their territories in the reserve’s Talvrisksh range.”
A monitoring staff member said that on Wednesday tigress ST-27 was sighted with two cubs. “In the past three months, 10 cubs have been camera-trapped in Sariska. The total count has now reached 40 tigers in STR: 11 adult males, 14 adult females, and 15 cubs.”
Dinesh Durani, founder member of Sariska Tiger Foundation, said, “The conservation efforts in Sariska are finally bearing fruit. The forest should open more tourism zones, similar to Ranthambore, as this would help with monitoring.”