Ranthambore
Ranthambore National Park is situated in Sawai Madhopur district of south-eastern Rajasthan, about 130 km from Jaipur that is also the nearest airport to reach this park. The park was declared one of the
Projects Tiger Reserves in 1973. In the year 1980, Ranthambore become a
national park.
Ranthambore is today known as one of the prime examples of
projects tiger’s conservation efforts in
Rajasthan state.
The park is spread at the edge of a plateau. Banas River binds this park from north and Chambal River from south. There are several
lakes in the park. It is named for the historic Ranthambore fortress, which lies within the national park. The
park covers an area of 392 kilometres² and has always been famous for its large population of tigers. Apart from tigers, many other
wild animals like
leopards, nilgai, dhole, wild pig, sambar and chital are also found in
Ranthambore National Park. It is also home to wide variety of trees, plants, birds and reptiles.
Wildlife
Population of neighbouring villages is increasing because of
tourism which also leads to number of fate human-tiger interaction and poaching. In 1972, Indian government started projects for
preservation of tigers in the forest. This project was allotted to area of 60m2. Later, it was expended to become what is now called the
Ranthambore National Park. Beside
tigers, other
wild animals and more than 270
different species of birds are found in this park.
According to the reports issue in 2005, there were only 26
tigers living in the entire Ranthambore. This number is significantly lower than older one which was recorded in the year 1982. In 1982, there were 44
tigers in the park. In 2008, more than 14
tiger cubs were recorded.
Neighbouring villagers in the region were being given incentive to stay out of the
park. The government had also fitted surveillance cameras across the reserve as well as committed to spend US $ 153 million for saving the park. Now these efforts are coming with fruitful results as the number of tigers is consistently increasing
