Considered as one of the best destinations of
India to observe Tigers, the Ranthambhore Park exists since 1959 and formed
part of the very first phase of "Project Tiger" in 1972. Ranthambhore was
declared national park in 1981. This one accepted the name of the XIe century
fort which is drawn up on a rocky outcrop, in the forest. The fort constituted a
citadel very important for the control of the center of India. Althought
invaded of vegetation, one can still see the vestiges of the palaces, temples
and other architectural elements of the fort.
This
Park, located on the junction of Aravali and Vindhyas right 14 Kms of Sawai
Madhopur in the Rajasthan , offers a landscape as different as soft and stiff
slopes from Vindhyas to the pointed and conical hills of Aravali.
Old
hunting reserve of the maharajas of Jaipur, the Ranthambhore Park was the scene
of many royal shooting parties. Today, it is famous for its Bengal tigers and
itis one of the best places of the country to see these majestic predatory in
their natural habitat. One often sees them in the course of the day, devoting to
their usual occupations – particularly hunting and breeding the baby. Being
given rigorous measurements which were taken for their safeguarding, they are
accustomed to the human presence which does not seem to disturb them. Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is the only tiger reserve
in central India that shows the increasing
treand of tiger population as per WII report
Except Tigers, the Park contains other attractive
animals: One large variety of birds including young hibous, but also gifted
Langur of ubiquity (monkey), Leopard, Caracal, Hyena, Jackal, Cat of Jungle,
Crocodiles of marsh, Wild Wild boar, lazy Bears and various species of Stags
Planete insolite would like to help Ranthambore for the rehabilitation of villages residing inside the tiger reserve area:
The reserve areas are heavely burdened with the rights or people living in
and around reserve area. In such large tracts of reserve area some small
villages lie deep inside connected with the rest of the world and generally
lacking in facilities and amenities available to other villages. Because of the
wildlife protection act 1972 and 1980 Forest Conservation Act provision, the
developmental activities could not be taken up easily. While the people living
inside the sanctuaries / parks remain deprived of development, the reserve area
suffer because of the fragmentation and degradation of the habitat caused by
these people and their cattle; numbers of which are increasing every year.
To develop the villages
situated deep inside the protected areas and develop fragmented reserve area to
a unified one, relocation of the village is essential.
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