In an attempt to create more space for tigers in Ranthambhore national park, the forest department has started an ambitious drive of reclaiming 1,000sq km land from the locals.
Once the process is complete, the national park in Ranthambhore will have three times more space for the wild cats than its current span.
At present, there are 39 tigers in Ranthambhore, squeezed in a protected forest cov
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Large Number Of Forest Guards Are A Demoralised Lot
Anindo Dey | TNN
Ranthambore: The stakes just went up against the tiger at the Ranthambore National Park. More than the man-animal conflict, it is the tussle between the villagers and foresters here that has left a more telling impact on conservation here.
JAIPUR: The much talked about incident of a tiger attacking a forest range officer on the outskirts of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur area this past Friday has taken a bizarre turn now with the authorities filing cases against 19 villagers and Dharmendra Khandal, a conservationist from the NGO, Tiger Watch.
Ranthambore: The state forest department has begun search for alternative tiger habitats in the state like the Sariska, following instructions from the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
Entry of Cattle, Villagers Into Reserve Forest One Of The Main Reasons Behind Escalating Tiger Attacks
Palak Nandi | TNN
Sawai Madhopur: In an effort to restrict the movement of wild animals and cattle which wander into the tiger reserve for food, the height of the compound wall in the Ranthambore forest area will soon be increased by another two feet.
Work has already begun for the same
Jaipur: Human intervention in the tiger reserve is proving costly with a third man being mauled by the animal in Ranthambore in four months. In fact, several efforts by the government towards tiger conservation have failed to yield result despite several crores spent on the project.
