Sariska/Jaipur: Almost two years after three tigers were relocated to Sariska, a fourth big cat was moved from Ranthambore National Park by road on Tuesday. The male tiger, T-12, was tranquillised on Tuesday around 11 am, caged, and put on a truck to Sariska. This was the first relocation by road; all the three tigers in the past were shifted on an IAF chopper.

Priscilla Jebaraj

NEW DELHI: Sariska's tiger breeding hopes were revived on Tuesday with a tiger being brought to the reserve from the Ranthambhore reserve. It was selected after his DNA was analysed in a bid to avoid the genetic incompatibility that has plagued Sariska's relocation programme so far.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh

Wildlife authorities have sounded an alert for Ranthambhore and Sariska tiger sanctuaries in the State following the death of some tigers in the Siberian region of Russia by an unknown disease during the past one month. The alert came ahead of plans to shift two more tigers from Ranthambhore to Sariska on July 4.

After months of delay, the Rajasthan government is finally set to relocate two more tigers

Two more tigers are being relocated to Sariska from the Ranthambore tiger reserve in the third week of June. Rajesh Gopal, member secretary of National Tiger Conservation Authority, pointed out that the next round of relocation, which will have a male tiger, should come as a boost to revive the tiger population in this sanctuary.

xperts have already identified new pair of tigers at Ranthambore

Jaipur: After a lull of a few months, the state government has renewed its effort to relocate a pair of big cats from the Ranthambore National Park to the Sariska Tiger Reserve.

Cutting a sorry figure of tiger conservation in the country, Union Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that as many as 18 tiger reserves in the country were prone to Panna or Sariska like situation, if the big cats were not protected in a proper way.

Jaipur: Tourist haven Ranthambore woke up to a grisly morning on Monday: a tiger had killed a man on the forest

The tiger has become the latest expression of political correctness. Look around: schoolchildren on roads, national icons on screens and big brands in campaign mode. The government has pumped in additional funds. Conservation NGOs are mushrooming in all corners of India. Green blogging is catching on like wildfire.