Six tigers missing in Ranthambore
Context: Six tigers have been unaccounted for since March 2020 in the Ranthambore tiger sanctuary, Rajasthan.
Details:
- State forest officials are not willing to label them missing and denied reports that they may have been poached.
- Independent wildlife groups such as Tiger Watch have alleged that the tigers have been missing for over a year and that negative human intervention is the cause (poaching).
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority, a wing of the Union Environment Ministry, has constituted a committee to ascertain the disappearance of the tigers.
About Ranthambore Forest Reserve:
- The Ranthambore forest reserve consists of highly fragmented forest patches, ravines, river streams, and agricultural land.
- The Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is connected to the Kuno-Palpur landscape in Madhya Pradesh through parts of the Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary, the ravine habitats of Chambal and the forest patches of Sheopur.
- Tributaries of river Chambal provide easy passage for tigers to move towards the Kuno National Park.
- Ranthambore National Park harbours dry deciduous forests and open grassy meadow. The flora of the park includes 539 species of flowering plants.
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