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Missing Tigers in Sariska: Jaipur Tigers
The Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan. It is situated 107 kilometers from Jaipur and about 200 kilometers from Delhi.
Sariska was declared a wildlife reserve in 1955. In 1978, Sariska was given the status of a tiger reserve making it part of India’s Project Tiger Scheme. However, due to indiscriminate poaching, Sariska’s tiger population totally disappeared in 2005. The government of Rajasthan re-introduced tigers in Sariska with the help of the government of India and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
Missing Tigers in Sariska: Jaipur Tigers
The report of the total disappearance of tigers from Sariska shocked the entire nation. It also caught the attention of the government of India. The Prime Minister of India directly joined the battle to save the tigers. He has shown clear leadership by:
- · Establishing a National Task Force to conduct full and comprehensive tiger census.
- · Ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into what happened in Sariska.
- · Ordering full monitoring of protected areas and their management to be conducted on an annual basis.
- · Realised the need for a dedicated team of people to manage forests and wildlife.
- · Considering the creation of a multi-agency unit to stop wildlife crimes like hunting and poaching.
The Sariska episode is a serious reminder that there is possibility of more such species getting extinct from wildlife. We need to understand that each species plays its own role in creating a balance in the ecosystem. The survival of each and every species is vital for the ecosystem. The impact of losing one species can have devastating effects on the whole ecosystem and may have long-term effects that, as yet, we fully do not understand.
Missing Tigers in Sariska: Jaipur Tigers
