Tiger Population Increases To 135 In Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa Park
An official said that there are now 135 tigers living in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, an increase of more than 64% over the previous population of 82. According to Rengaraju Tamilselvan, the deputy director of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, the total number of tigers—including those outside the reserve—has increased from 107 to 153, or by almost 43%.
He said that the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve has risen to the top of all tiger reserves in the nation as a result of the unprecedented increase. On Saturday, International Tiger Day, information was released for every tiger reserve in the nation.
A marathon relay patrol around the Dudhwa forest regions was also organized by the DTR officials on Friday. It ended on International Tiger Day with more than a dozen DTR teams traveling 4,898 kilometers on foot, bicycles, boats, and elephants.
According to Tamilselvan for PTI, the patrol covered the full length and width of the Dudhwa National Park (DNP), the Kishanpur wildlife sanctuary, and buffer zone territories, including border regions along Pilibhit, Bahraich, and Nepal.
He said that field director Lalit Verma, who was also a member of a patrolling team, signaled the start of the 24-hour marathon patrol from the Dudhwa tourist area on Friday morning. Authorities have started a significant campaign to manage the grasslands in the national park, which is essential for preserving the forest’s prey population.
According to Tamilselvan, a group of specialists from Madhya Pradesh had previously offered the park officials five strategies for managing grasslands. He said that in the Sathiayana range, Belrayan range, and south Sonaripur range, six grassland sections totaling two hectares each were being used to examine the efficacy of all these models.
