Jaipur : Ranthambore has reached an alarming scenario as a consequence of equal variety of female and male tigers. Here younger tigers are pushing out the center aged tigers and are additionally preventing amongst themselves within the battle for territory. The deteriorating intercourse ratio took the lifetime of Ranthambore’s younger tiger 2312 right this moment. Once once more unhappy information has come from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve for wildlife lovers. A male tiger T 2312 died in a territorial combat in Ranthambore once more. The useless tiger was about three years outdated. The forest division cremated the tiger’s physique after autopsy at Rajbagh Naka Chowki.
During patrolling in Gaughati forest space close to Fariya Naka of Khandar vary of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve right this moment, forest employees noticed the useless physique of a male tiger. Seeing the useless physique of the tiger, the forest employees knowledgeable the senior officers of the forest division in regards to the dying of the tiger. On receiving the knowledge, Ranthambore’s area director Anup KR and DCF Dr. Ramanand Bhakar together with forest division officers reached the spot, the place the useless tiger was recognized as Tiger T 2312. The forest division workforce that reached the spot took possession of the tiger’s useless physique and took it to Rajbagh Chowki Naka the place a medical board of veterinarians was constituted. The medical board performed the autopsy of the tiger’s useless physique and took the viscera. After which the tiger’s useless physique was cremated.
According to Ranthambore’s DFO Ramanand Bhakar and veterinarian Rajiv Garg, tiger T 2312 died as a consequence of territorial combat with one other tiger. The tiger’s physique is about 24 to 36 hours outdated. The DFO mentioned that within the space the place the physique of tiger T 2312 was discovered, there’s motion of tigers T 96 and T 137 together with T 2311. Tiger T 2312 in all probability died in a combat with one among these tigers. There have been deep wounds on many locations on the physique of the useless tiger. According to veterinarian Dr. Rajiv Garg, the tiger died as a consequence of territorial combat with one other tiger. Tiger T 2312 was badly injured within the combat.
In reality, about 13 tigers, tigresses and cubs have died in Ranthambore from January 2023 to September 2024. These embrace Tiger T 57 on 10 January 2023, T 114 and its physique on 31 January 2023, T 19 on 9 February, T 104 on 10 May 2023, T 79 and its two cubs in September 2023, T 69’s cub on 11 December 2023, T 99’s cub on 3 February 2024, T 60 and its cub on 4 February 2024, T 58 on 7 July 2024 and right this moment on 22 September 2024, T 2312 died. Many tigers have died in Ranthambore as a result of battle for territory.
Ranthambore is unfold over an space of 1700 sq. kilometers and tourism is organised in 10 zones. But Ranthambore has the next variety of tigers, tigresses and cubs as per the realm. In such a scenario, many tigers have died up to now as a result of inner conflicts within the space. Ranthambore at present has about 74 tigers, tigresses and cubs, which is a really excessive quantity as in comparison with the realm, whereas sometimes many tigers have been shifted from Ranthambore to different locations, in any other case this quantity would have been even greater. Regarding the interior conflicts between tigers, Ranthambore CCF Anup Okay R says that together with the excessive variety of tigers as per the realm, the intercourse ratio amongst tigers can also be a giant motive.
He says that in accordance with wildlife, there ought to be a ratio of two feminine tigers for one male tiger however in Ranthambore there are 30 tigresses for 31 tigers which is much less as per the intercourse ratio. This can also be a giant motive for the battle between tigers, additionally as quickly as a cub grows up, it has to make its new territory and whereas making the brand new territory, if it clashes with a giant tiger, then it dies in that conflict too. Especially together with the battle over territory, the intercourse ratio of tigers and tigresses can also be a giant motive for the dying of a tiger within the battle between tigers.
The inhabitants of tigers is growing constantly in Ranthambore. Due to scarcity of land and fewer variety of feminine tigresses as in comparison with male tigers, many tigers, tigresses and cubs have died in Ranthambore as a consequence of mutual battle and territorial combat amongst tigers, which is a matter of concern for the forest division. If the ratio of tigers and tigresses isn’t balanced quickly by adopting a concrete course of, then tigers will proceed to lose their lives within the combat for territory in Ranthambore.
