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Pradeep Kumar

20/03/21 12:54 PM IST

6 tigers missing in Ranthambore

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Six tigers — four adults and two sub-adults — have been unaccounted for since March 2020 in the Ranthambore tiger sanctuary, Rajasthan"
  • Independent wildlife groups such as Tiger Watch have alleged that the tigers have been missing for over a year and that poaching is the reason
  • The National Tiger Conservation Authority, a wing of the Union Environment Ministry, has constituted a committee over the disappearance of the tigers. 
Ranthambore National Park
  • It is one of the biggest and most renowned national parks in Northern India.
  • The park is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, which is about 130 km from Jaipur.]
  • Once considered as one of the famous and former hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Jaipur, today the Ranthambore National Park terrain is a major wildlife tourist attraction that has drawn the attention of many wildlife photographers and lovers.
  • Ranthambore National Park harbours dry deciduous forests and open grassy meadow.
  • The flora of the park includes 539 species of flowering plants.
Source: PIB

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