New tiger tiny-cubs at Ranthambhore

Ranthambhore | Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ranthambhore| Two new-born tiger cubs have been sighted in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, situated in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan.

The lucky visitors who were in zone no.5, spotted two-tiny cubs on Wednesday, 15/06/2016, during the morning safari.

That’s great news was confirmed by senior nature guides, Vipul Jain and Raj kumar Gujar. Nature guide, Vipul Jain said that new born cubs should be around 3 months old. He saw one cub while another cub was spotted by the guest, Abhinav Mudgal when it was running into the bushes at Dhakada in zone no. 5. At that moment, mother was not visible there. Hopefully, she was taking rest near about that place. Yesterday evening, nature guide, Vipul saw T-73 at sambhar deer kill near about the same area. She is the dominant tigress of this territory. Due her territory, it is supposed that it might be a first litter of T-73. She is about 4 year’s old tigress. Yesterday evening, nature guide, Vipul saw T-73 at sambhar deer kill near about the same area.

She was born in 2012. Her mother, T-17 (Sundari) had given her first litter of two males and one female father by tiger, T-25, Dollar.

Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, which at present is home to around 60 tigers, was declared as Sawai Madhopur Wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and in 1973 it gained the protection of `Project Tiger`. It got the status of National Parkin 1980.