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TopicRanthambore Tiger Reserve

Topic: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

The story of Ranthambore’s 50 iconic years and the ‘Tiger Man of India’

The exhibition and the book of the same name chronicle how Ranthambore went from the smallest of nine tiger reserves in 1976 to its present stately glory, among other achievements.

Ranthambore builds a memorial for Machhli, the beloved mother tiger

Machhli’s cubs are all over Rajasthan—Ranthambhore, Sariska, Ramgarh-Vishdhari. The population rose because of her, said Pramod Dhakar, deputy conservator of forests, tourism, Ranthambhore Tiger Project.

Ranthambhore tiger reserve is paying the price of success

Ranthambhore’s popularity has come at a hefty price. And officials are now contemplating a zoo-like space outside the forest in a bid to satiate tourist hunger.

Ranthambore’s queen Arrowhead was an alpha tigress even through illness. ‘She lived a full life’

The reserve’s iconic tigress, T-84, breathed her last Thursday at the age of 11, after battling bone cancer for months.

‘Tiger man’ Valmik Thapar took train to Ranthambore in his 20s on a whim. It changed his life

The author & pioneer of India's tiger conservation programme passed away early Saturday in Delhi at the age of 73 after battling cancer.

Tiger spotted in Dahod sanctuary, Gujarat plays host to the holy trinity of big cats after years

There was a time when Gujarat was the only region in the world where all four big cats could be found. Every tiger spotted in the state since 1997, though, has been a visitor.

Mr India, Machli, Maya—Why India’s tiger reserves keep breaking the no-naming rule

Ranthambore tigers follow the T+number format, while in Panna, identification codes begin with P. But it's when reserves give names to tigers is when various problems begin to arise.

Twenty-five tigers missing from Ranthambore, Rajasthan chief wildlife warden orders inquiry

While there was 'no concrete sighting' of 14 tigers for over a year, 11 not seen for less than a year. Three-member panel given two months to submit its findings.

‘First soldier of tiger conservation battle’ — an obituary for Sariska’s ST-2, India’s oldest tigress

As one of the two tigers enlisted to repopulate Sariska with tigers after poaching caused their extinction there, ST-2 became the face of India’s fight to save its tigers. She died Tuesday.

6 ‘missing’ Ranthambore tigers may have migrated for lack of space, field director says

Officials believe the tigers may have migrated either to a different part of the Ranthambore forest, or may have crossed the Chambal river to go to Madhya Pradesh. 

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