Jungle Corridors Helps in Breeding and Creating Healthy Environment for Royal Bengal Tigers

Royal Bengal Tigers are known to be solitary fellows who like to have their own territory in the jungle. They are constantly in the habit of patrolling their area and marking it with their scent. Other tigers who may be interested to enter another tiger’s territory become well aware of the age, build and structure of their adversary. It is a very rare sight to see male tigers living in each other’s territories.

However, it has been seen that female tigers may have access to the male tiger’s territory and frankly the guys don’t mind the intrusion at all. The females are more than welcome as they are a source for mating and breeding of cubs. Though after the mating scene, the tigers leave the tigresses to take care of her young ones on her own.

There are many jungle corridors which connect the different wildlife national parks and sanctuaries in India. A tiger is known to have gone from one jungle to the other in search of food and mates. This creates a healthy environment for the wildlife fauna to breed and multiply.

But this is not only the case with Royal Bengal Tigers. Other animals also take benefit of the jungle corridors and hence most wildlife is not segregated to one particular area except for rhinoceros, elephants and lions.

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Tourists beam with joy on first day sighting of Tigers at Ranthambore National Park

The gates of the Ranthambore National Park swung wide open to welcome in wildlife lovers and tourists to the new tourist season which kicked off from October 1 to June 30 for year 2014-15.

The tourists were brimming with enthusiasm for enjoying the wildlife safari in the National Park. The weather was also pleasant and chances of seeing the wild fauna was being highly anticipated by all present there.

Soon the canters and safari jeeps of www.tigeroath.com tour groups started on their way into the wilderness. Some of the tourists who were in Zone 1 of the Gadadup forest area in the park happened to hear a slight rustle from the underbrush, and much to their glee and joy out strode a Royal Bengal Tiger in all its majesty. The group was in a state of frenzy and excitement on being so close to the wild cat. It was the tiger Sultan who had ambled out on hearing the noise of the vehicles. 

He looked at them as though they had disturbed his peaceful slumber and letting out a roar he turned around and walked back into the dense foliage from where he had appeared.

During the whole first day about 5 tigers and tigresses namely Laila, Noor, Romeo and Krishna were spotted by the tourists, thereby marking a very good start to the new season of Wildlife Safari and Adventure tours. were the other 4 tigers.

It was indeed a fun filled time for the fortunate tourists who have definitely taken back joyous memories home of the awesome adventure trip. 

Tourist Season opens up from October 1st at Ranthambore National Park

It is certainly good news once again for wildlife tourist lovers and first time wildlife adventure enthusiasts. The Ranthambore National Park will open its doors on October 1^st to herald in the tourist season for year 2014.

Currently Ranthambore National Park hosts the largest number of tigers, tigresses and cubs since its inception. Come and enjoy the beautiful wildlife consisting of leopards, deer, bears, hyenas, jackals, and a variety of birds too.

The park is opening up with some new eco-friendly rules and also one added route. Prior to this year, there were only nine routes designated for the jungle safari. But now there will be ten routes in the park. People visiting the park will not be allowed to carry packaged snacks and foods such as chips, chocolates, etc. to avoid littering in the park area. 

The drivers have been given strict warnings to not drive rashly within the Park territory or to crowd around the animals. The guides on the other hand have been advised and admonished to take special care that no one carries foodstuff on the safari, nor to throw any kind of food to the animals or create a nuisance for them, or else their licenses would be terminated and penal action would be taken against the offenders.

Safety Precautions a Must on Adventure Wildlife Safaris and Tours in India

It was indeed a very sad incident which occurred at the Delhi Zoo where a visitor fell into the enclosure of the White Tiger named Vijay, where the visitor met his untimely death. The video of that horrifying event was a scary scene which one normally wouldn’t forget for years to come. 

The Tiger, who still pondered for more than 10 minutes upon sighting the intruder in his enclosure, was aggravated by the restless crowd of visitors who pelted stones at him, to finally attack the youth.  The happening created quite a flutter amongst one and all. The lack of timely steps that could have been taken by the zoo personnel to save the human life seemed to be the talk of the town.

The point to say here is that one must take proper safety precautions while going to a zoo or on an Adventure Wildlife Safari to the various wildlife parks such as Ranthambore National Park, Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park & Pench National Park to name a few. The tour operators at Tigeroath.com are licensed and well trained to undertake the Jungle Safaris. The tour guides as well as the driver of the vehicles whether it is jeep safaris or canter safaris are well versed with the jungle trails and keep the vehicles at a safe distance from the animals such as Royal Bengal Tigers, Sloth Bears, leopards, hyenas, caracals and others.

Whether you are an individual tourist or a couple or a group of people, the basic thing to understand is that wildlife is best viewed from a safe distance. However, some overzealous people who tend to walk right up to the animals are calling for danger to their own life. So for your own good, follow the good advice of the tour guides and take home happy memories of your sightings rather than tales of woe. 

India natural habitat for more than half the world’s population of Tigers and Lions

India is indeed a very fortunate country in terms of exotic flora and fauna. More than 50% of the world’s tigers and lions are found here in India. The Royal Bengal Tiger and the Asiatic Lion are magnificent and mesmerizing creatures due to their mere presence itself.

The proud Asiatic Lions are found in the Gir Sanctuary in Gujarat State, whereas the Royal Bengal Tigers are found in nearly all parts of India from North to South and East to West as well as Central India. Some of the prime locations are the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, Ranthambore National Park and Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, Kanha National Park, Panna National Park and Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh National Park in the Vindhya Hill Range of Madhya Pradesh, Periyar National Park in Kerala, Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand and Kaziranga National Park in Assam. 

Tigeroath.com is a Wildlife Tour Agency that operates in India and is instrumental in organizing wildlife tour and travel packages for individual, families, groups as well as corporate and research students and enthusiasts in India.

If you also wish to see the other animals such as the Indian Elephant, one-horned Rhinoceros, spotted leopards, deer, sloth bears, the beautiful avifauna comprising of peacocks, eagles, vultures, woodpeckers, flamingoes, herons, etc. we also organize wildlife photography tours packages for the same. 

Use of Technology for Protection and Conservation of Wildlife in India

The Ministry of Environment along with the Forest and Wildlife Conservation Departments has decided to the use of technology for protection and conservation of wildlife in India. Presently Royal Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, leopards, the one-horned Indian Rhinoceros and the majestic Indian Elephant are considered as endangered species here in India.

The reasons for the animals being endangered are mainly due to poaching or road and rail accidents. Even though there are a considerable number of Wildlife National Parks and Sanctuaries present throughout India, but still it is a cause of concern for all animal lovers and conservationists.

The Ministry is currently considering the finalizing of Drones to be used in 10 sites as a takeoff venture. The drones would also be equipped with cameras for day surveillance as well as night vision cameras for after dusk operations. The battery powered drones would be functional for about 30 minutes on a minimum time span to an hour. The drones would be effective in monitoring individual and herd movements of animals and also help in sighting of poachers in the protected areas.

Whatever efforts that can be made to conserve the beautiful fauna of India is being rigorously implemented by all concerned in their own small and big ways. If the experiment shows successful results in the 10 sites, that would beckon good days for these beautiful animals of ours.

For maintaining a healthy ecological balance of nature, the existence of wildlife is a must. Tigeroath.com is a wildlife tour agent that organizes wildlife tour packages and jungle safari packages in the major national parks and wildlife sanctuaries such as Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, and Corbett National Park. 

Does Wildlife Survive Better in Captivity or in the Open Jungle ?

Now this is a question to debate upon. I’m sure most would say that wildlife survives much better in the jungles and wildlife sanctuaries that have been earmarked for preserving them in their natural habitats.

While some few would suggest that the species which are endangered due to human greed and ignorance would be much better in captivity.

Some efforts which were made to accommodate and breed a tiger couple in the Indore Zoo saw the birth of 4 cubs to the mother tigress. The zoo officials were very much elated at the news. But perhaps the required environment was not properly created for the mother and cubs, sad to note, 3 of the cubs died while the mother tried to shift them to another place in her enclosure. The fourth was also reported to be in a critical state and had been shifted to hospital for treatment.

Perhaps this might have not been the case if the cubs were born in their natural environment in the jungle. But then again there are other factors present there to endanger the little cubs lives such as other wild predators like hyenas, panthers and leopards who might see the little cubs as easy prey for them while the mother tigress may have gone for hunting of food for them.

So perhaps it was destiny that the cubs didn’t live on. But nevertheless efforts are underway to see that the tiger lives on whether in the wild or in captivity and our children of the future do not have to just see mere pictures of the beautiful Royal Bengal  Tiger like we see of the Dinosaurs of pre-historic eras.

There is also a vast difference in seeing a tiger in a barred enclosure to that of seeing it in the Indian Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks. Some of the most famous ones are the Jim Corbett National Park, Ranthambore National Park, Pench National Park, Kaziranga Tiger Reserve where you can also see the magnificent one-horned rhinoceros.