<p>There is good news from the Ranthambore National Park giving enough reason for tiger conservationists to celebrate. A tigress has been spotted with her three cubs taking the total number of tigers in the park to 50. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Forest and wildlife department officials said that tigress Sundari (T17) was spotted with her three cubs at Rajbagh Talab in Ranthambhore National Park on Friday.<br /><br />“There had been speculation for some time that Sundari had cubs but they were not sighted. This morning, the cubs were seen with the tigress. Sundari – the name given to T17 tigress by the Rajasthan forest and wildlife minister Bina Kak – was normally seen in the terrain around the Padam Talab, Rajbagh Talab, Malik Talab and KachitaValley,” said an official. District Forest Officer (DFO) Y K Sahu said that Sundari had been fitted with the radio collar in 2008. However, the collar had become non-functional two years ago. <br /><br />Freedom and procreation<br /><br />Bina Kak, on taking over as the Minister of Forest& Environment, had directed that the collar be removed since it was not functional. “Sundari had been mating for the last many years but had not given a litter. After the collar was removed Sundari had conceived this time,” he said.<br /><br />Another tiger cub was sighted at the Ranthambhore National Park on May this year. The cub about two-three months old was seen following its mother (T-39) in Sultanpur forest the block of the national park.<br /><br />With this new addition the total number of tigers in the park has now reached 50 which include 26 adults (12 males and 14 females ) and 24 cubs,according to the wildlife authorities at Ranthambore National Park.<br /></p>
<p>There is good news from the Ranthambore National Park giving enough reason for tiger conservationists to celebrate. A tigress has been spotted with her three cubs taking the total number of tigers in the park to 50. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Forest and wildlife department officials said that tigress Sundari (T17) was spotted with her three cubs at Rajbagh Talab in Ranthambhore National Park on Friday.<br /><br />“There had been speculation for some time that Sundari had cubs but they were not sighted. This morning, the cubs were seen with the tigress. Sundari – the name given to T17 tigress by the Rajasthan forest and wildlife minister Bina Kak – was normally seen in the terrain around the Padam Talab, Rajbagh Talab, Malik Talab and KachitaValley,” said an official. District Forest Officer (DFO) Y K Sahu said that Sundari had been fitted with the radio collar in 2008. However, the collar had become non-functional two years ago. <br /><br />Freedom and procreation<br /><br />Bina Kak, on taking over as the Minister of Forest& Environment, had directed that the collar be removed since it was not functional. “Sundari had been mating for the last many years but had not given a litter. After the collar was removed Sundari had conceived this time,” he said.<br /><br />Another tiger cub was sighted at the Ranthambhore National Park on May this year. The cub about two-three months old was seen following its mother (T-39) in Sultanpur forest the block of the national park.<br /><br />With this new addition the total number of tigers in the park has now reached 50 which include 26 adults (12 males and 14 females ) and 24 cubs,according to the wildlife authorities at Ranthambore National Park.<br /></p>
