Over 40 Tiger Cubs Spotted In Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Reserve

Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968 and later as a tiger reserve in 1993. Spread across 716 sq km, the reserve is known for the highest density of tiger population.

Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve has witnessed a big cat boom, as forest officials have spotted around 41 tiger cubs, from newborns to one year olds, at the sanctuary, a senior forest official said on Friday. Forest officials have collected the information from camera traps and based on actual sightings of cubs in the reserve, which is a densely populated haven for big cats in the state, the official said. "The forest staff after analysing the data has found over 41 tiger cubs, from newborns to one year olds, at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve," principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) Alok Kumar said. As per the data, four eight to 10-month-old cubs were spotted in Kallavah beat, while 12 in the same age group were seen in Pator.