There is good news for wildlife lovers once again from Ranthambore National Park. Ranthambore's tigress T-63 has given birth to three cubs. The birth of the cubs has been confirmed by the Forest Department.
Before the festival of Diwali, once again in Ranthambore, the cry of little cubs has resonated. Tigress T-63 along with three cubs has been captured in the photo trap camera of the Forest Department in Lahpur, Chinavali and Odikhoh areas of Khandar range of Ranthambore. In such a situation, once again the tiger population has increased in Ranthambore. After the birth of these three cubs, now the number of tigers in Ranthambore has increased to 77.
After the birth of the cubs in Ranthambore, the forest department is now continuously monitoring the tigress T 63. The area where the tigress has given birth to the cubs is the non-tourism zone of the Khandar range in Ranthambore.
After the confirmation of 3 cubs of T-63 tigress in Ranthambore, now the number of tigers has increased in Ranthambore National Park, in which there are 20 adult males, 30 adult females and 27 cubs. In this way the total number of tigers in Ranthambore has gone up to 77.
CCF TC Verma said that the tigress T-63 has been caught on camera with three cubs in the Chinawali top forest area. The age of tigress T-63 is about 10 years. Tigress T-63 has given birth to cubs for the third time. The age of the cubs is said to be 3 months. The territory of Tigress T 63 is the Lahpur , Chinavali andOdikhoh area of Khandar range. Where the tigress often roams.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot expressed happiness by tweeting. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has also appeared happy with the news of three little cubs of tigress T-63 in Ranthambore. He has tweeted from his official Twitter account on Sunday at 10:53 am. In which he wrote that "it is great to see tigress T 63 with 3 new cubs in Ranthambore! The tigress with the cubs is a sight to behold. It is always a good feeling that wildlife is thriving in Rajasthan."
This is the third litter of tigress T 63 in Ranthambore. Tigress T 63 is a descendant of the famous tigress Machli of Ranthambore. Tigress T 63 is the daughter of Tigress T 19 and Tigress T 19 is the daughter of Tigress T 16 aka Machli.
The famous tigress Machli (T16) was the world's oldest tigress who died on 18 August 2016 in Ranthambore. Most of the tigers and tigresses in Ranthambore are from the Machli family.
Earlier, tigress T 63 gave birth to two female cubs in 2015, which include T 93, T 94. In 2018, tigress T 63 gave birth to two male cubs T 120 and T 121.
Recently, a month ago in September, another tigress T-105 alias Noori was spotted with three cubs in Tapkan-Sultanpur area of Zone-1 of Ranthambore National Park.
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Conservationists and wildlife lovers are excited by the growing tiger population in Ranthambore, but are also concerned about whether the area of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve will be sufficient for tigers to survive.
According to wildlife experts, tigers are territorial animals and often fight for territory. The defeated tiger in the battle of this territory is forced to leave the area and go elsewhere. In such a situation, the possibility of human-animal conflict also increases.
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