The number of tigers in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) has increased to the point that the reserve can no longer sustain the big cats that are currently inhabiting the area.
Rajasthan’s chief wildlife warden Arindam Tomar has put forward a
proposal to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the apex tiger
conservation body in the country, to shift the big cats to Mukundra Hills Tiger
Reserve (MHTR), Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) and Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary
in Bundi.
The Ranthambore reserve has a core area of 392 sq km, with a buffer zone of 1,342 sq km. Of the total area of little over 1,700 sq km in RTR, only 600 sq km can be used by tigers. The park has a total of 61 tigers, including 27 male and 24 female cats.