Monday, July 18, 2022

 Memorandum submitted regarding not shifting tigers from Ranthambore's tourist area.

Memorandum submitted regarding not shifting tigers from Ranthambore's tourist area.


18 July 2022..

Recently, people associated with Ranthambore tourism and NGO organizations submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Conservator of Forests on Monday in protest against the tigress that was shifted from Zone-5 area of ​​Ranthambore tourism area to T- 102 in Ramgarh.


At the same time, he demanded not to shift any tourist area tiger from Ranthambore in future. Because the livelihood of the local people is related to tourism, if after the tourism sector is shifted elsewhere, then it will have a bad effect on the income of the government and the livelihood of the local people.

Along with this, he demanded that in future the tiger should be taken from the non-tourism area and the participation of local people should be ensured by forming an advisory committee. Opinion should also be taken from the members of the vehicle union office bearers.

 He said that if any tiger would be sent to tourism zone in future, then we were compelled to warn of agitation by people associated with tourism, local organizations and wildlife lovers.

 on this occasion

Ranthambore Jungle Safari Vehicle Owners Union, Ranthambore Drivers Association, Ranthambore Nature GuideAssociation, Pathik lok seva samiti , Ranthambore Tiger Conservation and Rural Development Committee, Ranthambore Hotel Association, Ranthambore Travel Agent Association, all the office bearers and members of Ranthambore Bagh bachao  Sangharsh Samiti Sawai Madhopur were present.


Photo: Wildlife lovers, union and institutions officials handing over the memorandum


Thursday, April 14, 2022

 रणथम्भौर के बाघ करौली और बूंदी की तरफ बढ़ते हुए

रणथम्भौर के बाघ करौली और बूंदी की तरफ बढ़ते हुए

 रणथम्भौर के बाघ करौली और बूंदी की तरफ बढ़ते हुए 

सवाई माधोपुर-रणथम्भौर में बाघों का कुनबा बढ़ने के साथ ही बाघों के लिए विचरण क्षेत्र कम पड़ने लगा है। ऐसे में आए दिन रणथम्भौर में बाघों के बीच संघर्ष के मामले सामने आते रहते हैं। खुद वन विभाग यह मान चुका है कि वर्तमान में रणथम्भौर में क्षमता से अधित बाघ-बाघिन विचरण कर रहे है। रणथम्भौर में करीब 50 व्यस्क बाघों की जगह है, लेकिन यहां वर्तमान में 60 से अधिक वयस्क बाघ-बाघिन विचरण कर रहे हैं। टेरेटरी की तलाष में बाघ-बाघिन इधर उधर भटक रहे हैं। कई बाघ बिल्कुल रणथम्भौर की सीमा तक पहुंच चुके हैं। अब ये करौली और बूंदी के जंगलों में पहुंच सकते हैं। 

वन विभाग के अनुसार रणथम्भौर की बाघिन टी-8 की संतान बाघ-टी-129, जिसका पूर्व में कुण्डाल वन क्षेत्र के पोलघटा इलाके में विचरण कर रहा है। पोलघटा इलाके में बाघ के पगमार्क भी मिल रहे है। ऐसे में बाघ और आगे बढ़ा और बाघ ने चाकल नदी को पार किया तो यह बाघ रणथम्भौर से निकलकर बूंदी के जंगलों में पहुंच जाएगा। इस रास्ते से बाघ रामगढ विषधारी अभ्यारण तक जा सकता है। 



वहीं रणथम्भौर में बाघों के एक बार फिर करौली और बूंदी के बाॅर्डर पर पहुंचने से वन विभाग भी अलर्ट मोड पर है। वन विभाग की ओर से बाघों की लगातार माॅनिटरिंग कराई जा रही है। इसके लिए विभाग की ओर से सीसीटीवी कैमरे भी लगाए जा रहे हैं। 

वहीं बात करें बाघिन टी-102 के युवा शावक भी अब टेरेटरी की तलाश कर रहे हैं। आघिन टी-102 के एक शावक ने तो टेरेटरी की तलाश में करीब-करीब करौली की तरफ अपना रूख कर लिया है। यह बाघ रणथम्भौर के भूरीपहाड़ी इलाके में पहुंच  चुका है। ऐसे में यदि बाघ ने बनास नदी को पार किया तो यह बाघ करौली के कैलादेवी अभ्यारण तक पहुंच  सकता है। पहले भी इसी मार्ग से पूर्व मेें रणथम्भौर का खूंखार बाघ टी-104 भी करौली पहुंच चुका है। 

वहीं इस पूरे मामले पर सवाई माधोपुर रणथम्भौर बाघ परियोजना के उपवन संरक्षक महेन्द्र शर्मा के अनुसार रणथम्भौर में बाघों की संख्या अधिक होने की वजह से कई बाघ टेरेटरी की तलाश में इधर-उधर भटक रहे हैं। बाघ टी-129 व टी-102 का षावक रणथम्भौर के बाॅर्डर तक पहुंच गए हैं। यदि यह बाघ आगे बढ़े और इन्होंने नदी पार की तो ये बूंदी व करौली पहुंच सकते हैं। हमारी ओर से लगातार माॅनिटरिंग कराई जा रही है।  


Friday, September 03, 2021

 Story of the Two Tigress Outside Protected Area

Story of the Two Tigress Outside Protected Area

                    File Photo: T-35 (Sultanpur Tigress)

Ranthambhore, 3 Sept: There are stories of many tigers moving out of the Protected Area, but sometimes they themselves either move into another protected area or sometimes they're tranquilized by the forest department and either shifted to another Tiger Reserve or sent back to the same place from where they moved out. 

But here is a story of 2 Tigress that not only survived outside the protected area for a long time but one of them also reproduced, one of them died in suspicious circumstances.

These two Successful Tigresses are 1st T-35 The Sultanpur Tigress (Kota) and 2nd T-117 aka Badli the Sarmathura Tigress (Dhaulpur).

T-35 the Sultanpur Tigress moved out of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve and she moved to Sultanpur a Juliflora dominated and ravine landscape in the year 2010, she was the daughter of T-27 known as Gilai Sagar Female. 

Her childhood was spent in Gilai Sagar, Aam Chouki, and Tumaka area under the Protection of her mother, but when she moved out she was now all alone, dependent on herself. 

T-35 or the Sultanpur Tigress ruled the area for almost 6 Years means up to 2016. 

Unfortunately, Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve has declared Tiger Reserve in 2013 the Tigress stayed there just near 50 km from Kota Headquarters but No Concrete Efforts were made at that time to shift the Tigress to MHTR. 

She was found dead in Khawada village in Sultanpur in mysterious conditions near a blue bull kill a possible poisoning of the carcass was suspected. 

Several wildlife activists at that time alleged that she has been deliberately killed because she was feeding on cattle. 

Meanwhile, officials at that time ruled out the possibilities of carcass poisoning and asked the media to wait for Postmortem Investigation. 

Later everyone forgot what happened to Sultanpur Tigress and the reports were buried in the past. 

Therefore keeping herself alive for almost 6 years outside a protected and near-human-dominated landscape, under unfavorable conditions is really a tough task.

                   T-117(Badli with cubs)

Similarly T-117 aka Badli daughter of T-92 Sundari T-72 Sultan, who was born in Kailadevi's Mandarachal area with her sister T-118 Varsha, moved out from Phase-II of the Protected Ranthambhore Tiger Project and moved to Territorial Division of Dhaulapur which is not a Tiger Reserve surprisingly she gave birth to 2 cubs in Sarmathura area with her partner T-116 male. 

This tigress is under continuous vigilance of the territorial forest staff but when any tiger is mostly dependent on cattle conflict with humans is inevitable. 

Hope that the staff will be on the highest level of vigilance, and the Story of Sultanpur will not be repeated.


 





Saturday, August 14, 2021

Good News Tiger Safari will start in Kailadevi

Good News Tiger Safari will start in Kailadevi


Karauli, 14 Aug : Kailadevi will soon become a tourist destination, the forest department has decided to start 3 routes for tourism and tiger safari in Kailadevi which is Part-II phase of the Ranthambhore Tiger Project.

Karauli's Kaila devi is protected area of almost 774 square kilometres, it is also a tiger habitat, also this area had a good population of Cheetal, Sambhar, Sloth Bear, Wolf, Caracal, Hyena, Fox, Golden Jackal and many species of small cats and other wild animals and birds too.

Recently Maheshwara Falls of Kailadevi made the headlines, and was promoted by local bloggers and even Rajasthan Tourism also this area is famous for its unique wolves and caracals. Many Tigers roam in this territory but it was earlier sidelined and proper tourism was not able to start here. 

Now when department itself has decided to start tourism in Kailadevi there is a ray of hope that locals will get employment as well people will be able to see Tigers, Wolves and other wild animals in different landscape. 

Ghanteshwar and Kudka khoh, Needar Taal are some places worth watching here but the safari will be only in area as decided by the forest department. 

Initially Khoda ka Naala, 45 Enclosure to Needar Taal area has been picked up as Safari Routes. It will boost Tourism in Karauli District. 

Many species of birds including Raptors like Shikra, Crested Serpent Eagle, Short Toed Snake Eagle, Oriental Honey Buzzard and various owl species like Indian Eagle Owl, Dusky Eagle Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Indian Scops Owl and Mottled Wood Owl can also be seen at Kailadevi. 

Leopards are also in good numbers in the area, from Mandrayal to Sarmuthura of Dhaulpur it provides a perfect habitat for wild animals including Tigers.