Tigers of Ranthambore & Western India Landscape

[Rage2277]

it's interesting khumba is from the same litter as ustad yet they have such a difference in build,both sons of jhumroo including t57,t58 and fateh Reply

[Ashutosh]

@Ranthamborpark

T99 aka Gandri, a shy 4 year old female


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[Ashutosh]

Ladli and cubs in zone 6.

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[Ashutosh]

A case of male tiger returning home.

Ranthambore’s very own T38, son of tigress T13 (who is still alive!! Machli was her aunt on her mother’s side) and tiger T12 (he was relocated to Sariska) leaving her cubs vulnerable to the male that displaced him T24 (Sultan). T 38 is the brother of the famous tigress from the same litter T39 (Noor) had gone missing in 2011 at the age of 4. He was later camera trapped in Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh (a proposed Asiatic lion reintroduction habitat) which is 150 kilometres away but there is a viable corridor between the two.

Except, after 9 years, he has decided to return to Ranthambore most likely displaced from Kuno by a younger male most likely another male migrating out of Ranthambore itself. There have been other instances of tigers making this particular journey like T71, while T57 carried further inwards in Madhya Pradesh after spending couple of years in Kuno.

We are getting to know of more such cases nowadays. Another tiger T62 (Ladla) went to a different forest for 4.5 years when he was 3 to gain bulk before coming back and taking a chunk of territory from a dominant male T42 (Fateh).

There should be serious consideration of not relocating Asiatic Lions to Kuno for this very reason. If anything, the corridor needs to be made viable, so that more tigers can safely make this journey.


https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/nov/19/ranthambore-tiger-which-strayed-into-mp-jungle-returns-home-after-9-years-2225518.html Reply

[BorneanTiger]

(11-22-2020, 10:26 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: A case of male tiger returning home.

Ranthambore’s very own T38, son of tigress T13 (who is still alive!! Machli was her aunt on her mother’s side) and tiger T12 (he was relocated to Sariska) leaving her cubs vulnerable to the male that displaced him T24 (Sultan). T 38 is the brother of the famous tigress from the same litter T39 (Noor) had gone missing in 2011 at the age of 4. He was later camera trapped in Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh (a proposed Asiatic lion reintroduction habitat) which is 150 kilometres away but there is a viable corridor between the two.

Except, after 9 years, he has decided to return to Ranthambore most likely displaced from Kuno by a younger male most likely another male migrating out of Ranthambore itself. There have been other instances of tigers making this particular journey like T71, while T57 carried further inwards in Madhya Pradesh after spending couple of years in Kuno.

We are getting to know of more such cases nowadays. Another tiger T62 (Ladla) went to a different forest for 4.5 years when he was 3 to gain bulk before coming back and taking a chunk of territory from a dominant male T42 (Fateh).

There should be serious consideration of not relocating Asiatic Lions to Kuno for this very reason. If anything, the corridor needs to be made viable, so that more tigers can safely make this journey.


https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/nov/19/ranthambore-tiger-which-strayed-into-mp-jungle-returns-home-after-9-years-2225518.html

And the fact that tigers can migrate between Ranthambhore (in Rajasthan State) and Kuno-Palpur (in Madhya Pradesh) has also given rise to the question of whether or not the Asiatic lion, if established in the latter, can migrate to Ranthambhore itself (which is in the same ecoregion as Kuno and Gir (in Gujarat State), that is Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests). To quote conservation-biologist Dharmendra Khandal of Tiger Watch, “MP government should reconsider the proposal of developing Kuno as a lion sanctuary. There is constant tiger migration from Ranthambore every year. A lion country in close periphery of RNP will give birth to a conflict in wild cats.” https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...311420.cms
   

And speaking of the ecoregion, another tiger reserve here is Sariska in Rajasthan: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0206

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[Rishi]

(11-22-2020, 10:26 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: A case of male tiger returning home.

Ranthambore’s very own T38, son of tigress T13 (who is still alive!! Machli was her aunt on her mother’s side) and tiger T12 (he was relocated to Sariska) leaving her cubs vulnerable to the male that displaced him T24 (Sultan). T 38 is the brother of the famous tigress from the same litter T39 (Noor) had gone missing in 2011 at the age of 4. He was later camera trapped in Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh (a proposed Asiatic lion reintroduction habitat) which is 150 kilometres away but there is a viable corridor between the two.

Except, after 9 years, he has decided to return to Ranthambore most likely displaced from Kuno by a younger male most likely another male migrating out of Ranthambore itself. There have been other instances of tigers making this particular journey like T71, while T57 carried further inwards in Madhya Pradesh after spending couple of years in Kuno.

We are getting to know of more such cases nowadays. Another tiger T62 (Ladla) went to a different forest for 4.5 years when he was 3 to gain bulk before coming back and taking a chunk of territory from a dominant male T42 (Fateh).

There should be serious consideration of not relocating Asiatic Lions to Kuno for this very reason. If anything, the corridor needs to be made viable, so that more tigers can safely make this journey.


https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/nov/19/ranthambore-tiger-which-strayed-into-mp-jungle-returns-home-after-9-years-2225518.html

What a shame it is that he has to waste away his life alone! Reply

[Ashutosh]

@Rishi, I don’t think he was alone in Kuno. The area has 5-7 tigers AT LEAST. The Madhya Pradesh govt doesn’t want to highlight and admit it because all their effort, time and money into making it an Asiatic Lion space will go down the drain. Reply

[Rishi]

(11-24-2020, 06:23 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Rishi, I don’t think he was alone in Kuno. The area has 5-7 tigers AT LEAST. The Madhya Pradesh govt doesn’t want to highlight and admit it because all their effort, time and money into making it an Asiatic Lion space will go down the drain.

That could be... I surely hope so. Palpur-Sheopur forest complex is closer to Ranthambore than even Ramgarh or Kailadevi where the breedinb females are alomst reaching. Reply

[Pckts]

T57

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[Ashutosh]

T86 aka Sikander, the king of lakes.

T114 (daughter of Noor)

A bit of a throwback T24 (Ustaad)

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[HansMarks]

I'm looking for any and all information on T80 Tufan from Ranthambhore Reserve - please please...facts and fotos. Many thanks for any help Reply

[Acinonyx sp.]

Watch: Tiger chases tourist jeep at Ranthambore National Park

A wild tiger chased a tourist jeep in Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park .In the video, the tiger can be seen moveing back and forth with the jeep until the driver outrun the vehicle. The incident took place at Ranthambore National Park on Dec 01.





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[Rishi]

(12-23-2020, 01:22 PM)HansMarks Wrote: I'm looking for any and all information on T80 Tufan from Ranthambhore Reserve - please please...facts and fotos. Many thanks for any help

Tufan not being a resident of core tourism zone means not much is available in him. We know he's a male cub of tigress T-13 but that's about it. Why do you ask?

Here's some news from before 2017. https://m.facebook.com/Tigerwatch/photos...09/?type=3

He's in Kailadevi buffer since 2017. https://m.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/faci...M_amp.html

@Rage2277 & @Roflcopters might know more. Reply

[GreenForest]

Ranthambore tiger 25 years ago. 

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[Rishi]

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