Sariska Lost All Its Tigers Once; Now Population Is 20 & This Image Is Proof They Are Thriving

Till June 2008, Sariska Tiger Reserve had zero tigers. Then for the first time in India, Tiger reintroduction took place which was a successful experiment.

On June 28, 2008, the first male tiger was airlifted from Ranthambhore in an Indian Air Force MI 17, and released in the one hectare enclosure at Nayapan, reports TOI. On July 4, ST-1 was joined by the tigress ST-2.

Twitter/IFS Parveen Kaswan

From two tigers in 2008, Sariska Tiger Reserve now has 20 of them 12 years later.

Last month Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter to give the good news that ST-12 tigress gave birth to three new cubs in Sariska.

¡®Amid Corona concern, tigress ST-12 gives good news. Three new cubs have been camera trapped in Sariska Tiger Reserve. Now there are 20 tigers in the year 2020 in #Sariska. My wish is to see the wildlife thrives in the state¡¯, he wrote.

Amid Corona concern, tigress ST-12 gives good news. Three new cubs have been camera trapped in Sariska Tiger Reserve. Now there are 20 tigers in Year 2020 in #Sariska. My wish is to see the wild life thrive in state.#Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/7XfHbi83Ql

¡ª Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) May 26, 2020

¡°This year has been good for the Reserve as five tigers ¨C three cubs of ST-12 and two of ST-14 became adults while four cubs have been born,¡± STR Field Director, Ghanshyam Prasad Sharma had told HT.

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Talking about Sariska¡¯s population IFS Parveen Kaswan tweeted, ¡®Today there are twenty tigers in this place. Amid lockdown this is the recent happy news when a FD camera trap captured tigress with three cubs this month¡¯.

On this day in 2008 worlds first tiger translocation happened in Sariska. Which lost all its tiger population once. Today there are twenty tigers in this place. Amid lockdown this is the recent happy news when a FD camera trap captured tigress with three cubs this month. pic.twitter.com/y1hnMmlOSO

¡ª Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) June 28, 2020

Tigers are globally listed as 'endangered' on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is great news that their population is increasing in India, especially at a place which lost its tiger population because of poaching and other illegal activities.