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06-18-2023, 08:31 AM

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Queen Neelam’s road to recovery, seems to be healing quite well. thanks to the efforts of Kanha FD. June/2023

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DB3 male spending time with his cub. June/2023

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story time with dad. DJ female can be seen in the background also.

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Dj female. June/2023

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King Baisanghat. June/2023

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Kuraighad male from Rukhad buffer, Pench MP. June/2023

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Bandra from Khursapar, Pench MH. June/2023

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Bajrang, undisputed king of Bandhavgarh. May/2023

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Chota Bheem of Bandhavgarh. June/2023

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Pujari from Bandhavgarh. March/2023

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Pujari. June/2023

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The last of the Matkasur lineage

As disheartened as we were on the sudden disappearance of Matkasur, after fighting as hard as he could for his own survival as well as his ancestry, but all in vein, we found a little ray of happiness in cracking this tiger's lineage.
This young male hasn't had an easy start. He was born to Sharmili in Kolara back in 2021, that litter was probably the only one of Sharmili's litters that were sighted as young ones since she herself was so shy.
Just in a few days, the litter became popular and naturally, well known.
Matkasur too, was sighted during that time and it was an awarding sighting for all.
This was until Tala invaded the territory, gravely injuring Matkasur and leaving Sharmili on her own, on the run with 2 little cubs.
For the following days she was sighted in the outskirts of the park, in farms and meadows that were beyond the reach of the safety of the park. While this caused the villagers a worrisome few days, they let her be undisturbed.
That was the last we heard of this litter.
Time went by and Sharmili wasn't seen with any cubs till now, we could only presume that the 2 cubs fathered by Matkasur were long gone.
Months late, a young, small but healthy tiger sub-adult would often cross the Kolara road and was hardly ever sighted, rare enough for us to almost not remember it.
Recently in 2023, during the summer, an adolescent, well built tiger was sighted in the heart of Ramdegi zone, in Chota Matka's territory where his litter with Amba female would often rest peacefully.

People assumed it was one of Bhanuskendi's sub-adults but Jignesh knew in just one look that it wasn't so. After a few tedious days of thinking it suddenly struck him during a safari in Kolara buffer that this new tiger looked very similar to Junabai and Sharmili. He ran through the database and his doubt was instantly cleared. This male was one of the two cubs of Sharmili's last litter (2021).

Despite his father being thrown out of their home, his mother being forced to leave the forest and flee her own territory like refugees, and he himself having to seperate from his mother way before he was supposed to, this cub managed to survive by himself.

Nature is truly a wonder and it never, never ceases to amaze us.

Writeup by Co-author Mahek Vyas

Top pic: Shankar Iyer
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