Better habitat management helps tigers flourish in Sariska
The Hindu
Efforts to improve prey base have borne fruit with the reserve now boasting 25 big cats
The measures for habitat management for tigers launched about six months ago at the famous Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Alwar district have started bearing fruit. The tiger population in the wildlife sanctuary has gone up to 25, while the resources are being provided to create water holes and develop grasslands for ungulates as a prey base.
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