Tigers of Central India

[Rishi]

(08-07-2018, 09:53 PM)Rishi Wrote: That tiger wasn't from Kanha. It was recorded moving through Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Dhar and Jhabua districts.

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It could only have been from Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary (proposed to be a tiger reserve, but nothing happened). The forest had reached its carrying capacity long ago & he just started moving west through the forests on Vindhya Range. Nobody knows where he finally ended up. 
However, no news of any tiger dying had been noted in the region.

As the forests toward the northwest are too sparsed & scrubby, the tiger that was recently seen in Dangs forest of Gujarat could very likely be him.

As camera-trap images confirmed it was him that made headlines in Gujarat, my earlier^prediction about the transient male from Ratapani travelling west to end up in Gujarat turned out to be true... Partially however, as i'd hoped he would turn south towards the larger forests that could keep him safe.

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(02-10-2019, 10:01 AM)Sanju Wrote:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahisagar_district

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_District,_India

So the are probably tigers in Gujarat in two places along the Western Ghats, the male from MP in Mahisagar District to the north & the reported Dangs population to the south, connected to both Melghat & Sahyadri Tiger Reserves.

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But the problem is neither have any suitable tiger habitats, let alone Protected Areas or preybase.
Dangs have human habitations in enclaves all over the forest & Mahisagar has only highly fragmented tiny forest patches. Only reason there's been no considerable conflict yet is because population of there is quite low.

Jhala suggested developing Dangs as a proper new tiger habitat, with village relocation & preybase development. But that will take time... years probably. Time we don't have. The tiger needs a home right now, & mate, or else he'll keep wandering until his luck runs out.

Gujarat govt. is already trying to track & locate the male in his prime. The best move right now would be to capture & move him to the Sulpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (600 sq.km) which is the only proper Protected Area in the region that CAN PROMISE HIM A FUTURE.

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