Tigers of Ranthambore & Western India Landscape

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Decimation of Sariska(2004), Panna(2008) gene pool is big setback for Ranthambore tigers since both are closest reserve to Ranthambore. Ranthambore tiger population itself was close to extinction  in 1990s, they bounced back from few handful of tigers. So, high diversity can't be expected. It is hard to see large size tigers from the tiger population originated from smaller founder population. Effects of inbreeding will slowly catch up(amur tigers, gir lions all same story). That is sad fact of Ranthambore tigers. Other central indian reserves are inter-connected to some extent, tigers exchange gene pool producing healthy tigers of different sizes, shapes. But, Ranthambore is like an island. Unless humans intervene, no one can help them unfortunately. Reply