125 tiger cubs spotted in Madhya Pradesh over last 11 months
As many as 125 tiger cubs, aged between 5 to 11 months, have been spotted in six tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh over the last 11 months, said a forest official
As many as 125 tiger cubs, aged between 5 to 11 months, have been spotted in six tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh over the last 11 months, said a forest official.
The highest number of cubs was spotted in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (41) followed by Kanha Tiger Reserve (20) and Pench Tiger Reserve (13).
Principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF), wildlife, Alok Kumar said, “It is good news that the population of cubs has been increased in the past 11 months. The counting of cubs was done by field officers posted at different tiger reserves.”
He added the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is still the best habitat for tigers in Madhya Pradesh. “As many as 124 tigers are already residing in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Umaria. After BTR, Kanha is one of the finest tiger reserves in India.”
Kumar said their teams are closely monitoring the movement of cubs and their health.
According to the details of a census released in 2018, Madhya Pradesh had the highest tiger population in India--526--followed by Karnataka (524).
Wildlife activist Ajay Dubey said the state government was not doing much for space management in the reserves. “The human-animal conflict at Kanha and BTR has increased in the past few years which resulted in many tigers dying of electrocution after they came in contact with live electric wire laid by villagers. Many reports of the forest department suggested that BTR and Kanha Tiger Reserves do not have enough space for tigers. The tigers are moving out in a search of their territory and dying.”
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