JAIPUR: After all the bad news about tiger cub death this week, the forest administration at Ranthambore National Park (RNP) on Saturday was upbeat with the sighting of tigress T-114 with two cubs.
According to forest officials, this is the first litter of four-year-old tigress T-114, which is the daughter of tigress T-13. Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), wildlife, and field director, Ranthambore Tiger Project, Sawai Madhopur, in his statement said, “The cubs are nearly three months old and were spotted with the mother in Todara region of Phalodi range. After witnessing that the tigress was pregnant, trap cameras were installed in the region for effective monitoring.”
Sources in the department said in the trap camera, the tigress was spotted with a cub. However, during monitoring on Saturday evening, the team captured two cubs in the camera. It is estimated that the count of tigers, including the new cubs, in RNP has reached around 72. Though, the news is heartening for wildlife enthusiasts, but birth of cubs has increased the worries of the park operators as the number of big cats in RNP has reached a point where it can no longer sustain them. Keeping cubs safe is becoming difficult for tigresses as space is constantly shrinking for big cats, which are inherently peripatetic.