Good News
Tigers are raising cubs in Rajasthan's Kailadevi sanctuary for the first time in nearly 30 years: 8 cubs in 5 years
A WWF-India and Rajasthan Forest Department study confirms tigers are breeding beyond Ranthambore.
In short
8tiger cubs recorded in 5 years
- Cubs: 8 in 5 years
- Sanctuary size: ~674 sq km
- Leopards: 29 adults
The find
A study by WWF-India and the Rajasthan Forest Department recorded three adult tigers and eight cubs in Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Karauli over the past five years, the first confirmed successful cub-rearing there in almost three decades. The 674 sq km sanctuary is the northern extension of Ranthambore.
More good signs
Camera traps at 186 locations recorded 27 mammal species and gave the first solid estimate of leopards: 29 adults. Researchers say the tiger population is not yet self-sustaining, but call Kailadevi an important emerging tiger landscape. The project has worked with about 8,000 people in 46 villages.
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