In a happy development, a tigress in Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, has recently given birth to four healthy cubs. With these newborns, the total number of tigers in the park now stands at 49. This is truly heartening and delightful, as two decades ago, the park had no big cats left after all the tigers were poached.
Tigress ST-19 Gives Birth; Tiger Count Rises To 49
सरिस्का टाइगर रिजर्व में Tigress ST-19 को चार नन्हे शावकों के साथ देखा जाना सभी अलवर वासियों और वन्यजीव प्रेमियों के लिए खुशी का विषय है।
हाल ही में Tigress ST-30 को भी तीन नन्हे शावकों के साथ देखा गया था। ST-19 से पहले Sariska में बाघिन ST-12 और ST-22 भी चार-चार शावकों को जन्म… pic.twitter.com/DJP7IWuyQj
— Jitendra Singh Alwar (@JitendraSAlwar) June 1, 2025
As per an X (formerly Twitter) post by Jitendra Singh Alwar, former Minister of State for Home Affairs, tigress ST-19 in Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, has given birth to four cubs. He also mentioned that tigresses ST-30, ST-12 and ST-22 had recently given birth to a few cubs as well. This rise in tiger population has taken the total count in the park to 49. According to The New Indian Express, Sariska was once left without a single big cat due to heavy poaching.
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First Litter of Four Cubs in Buffer Zone
Tigress ST-19 gave birth in the Bareilly Badi area of the Sariska buffer zone in Alwar. This also marks the first time that four cubs have been born together in the buffer zone, which already had seven other tigers and tigresses. As per The New Indian Express, the buffer zone now has a total of 11 big cats, including these four new cubs. The increase in tiger numbers is likely to boost tourism, drawing wildlife lovers to witness these newborns and their mothers.
From No Tigers To 49 Tigers: Sariska Is Now Full Of Big Cats
Sariska National Reserve has a core tiger habitat of 881 sq km and a buffer zone of 322.23 sq km, covering a total area of 1203.34 sq km. Two decades ago, this entire area was nearly empty. As per The New Indian Express, there were no tigers in the park until January 2005. Through consistent conservation efforts of the government to protect wildlife, big cats were slowly reintroduced in the park, leading to a total number of 49.
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The birth of these four cubs has surely brought a ray of hope. With the total number of tigers now standing at 49 in Sariska National Park, we hope that these numbers will continue to grow and the population of tigers will remain strong.
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