Jaipur: Two tiger cubs were spotted in the Sariska Tiger Reserve, situated in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, about 110km from here.
“Two cubs of tigress ST-2 have been found [on] Saturday night via camera traps,” R.S. Shekhawat, conservator of forest and field director, Sariska Tiger Reserve, told IANS over the phone on Sunday.
The cubs appear to be three to four months old.
With these cubs, the total strength of tigers in Sariska has touched 11 with nine adults.
In 2004-05, the forest department and the Rajasthan government faced criticism over the disappearance of tigers from Sariska.
Poaching was the main cause behind the tigers being wiped out.
Facing flak from various quarters, the state government decided to relocate the tigers from the Ranthambore National Park in the Sawai Madhopur district of the state to Sariska. In all, seven tigers have been shifted until now.
The Sariska reserve, originally a hunting preserve of the erstwhile princely state of Alwar, was declared a wildlife reserve in 1955. It got the National Park status in 1979.
The total area of the park is 866 square km. Leopards, jungle cats, hyenas, jackals, chitals, sambars, langurs, wild boars, four-horned deer and many bird species are found here.
