Although the russet and bisque forests of Ranthambore were awarded the ‘tiger sanctuary’ status in 1973, its spotlight stint began with Rajiv Gandhi’s 1982 visit. Today with an area of 1134 sq km the Ranthambore tiger reserve (RTR) is divided into a core of 1113.36 sq km and a buffer of the rest. The National […]
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Tigers are key to the health of an ecosystem with the top predator helping to keep prey populations in check, thus ensuring sustainability of a habitat. Forests and wildlife are often viewed by political establishments as impediment to progress, resulting in exacerbating pressures on our last remaining wild spaces. Adhoc developmental activities are often needlessly […]
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India has been the proverbial land of snakes, elephants and tigers; and of maharajahs and their hunting entourage. So enigmatic is the picture that we are unable to wake up to reality and smell the coffee, so to speak. As history unfolded post Independence, India did a zombie march through legacies left behind by the […]
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