Sariska lost all its tigers to poaching by 2005; relocation since 2008 has taken tiger count to 58

While hunting was a prestigious sport for the royals of the older times, their enjoyment cost the ecosystem and its inhabitants in irreversible ways. However, fortunately, the modern world became more conscious about nature and started looking at preserving the balance in natural habitats. This consciousness has provided us with incredible conservation stories, especially in India where landscapes are full of varied wildlife, from sensitive Himalayan species to an abundance in the Western Ghats.

One such conservation success story comes from regal Rajasthan for the conservation of India's national pride, the Tiger.Welcome to Sariska Tiger Reserve, located roughly 200 km from Delhi, it is a wildlife escape in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. The tiger reserve became the site for the World’s First Tiger Relocation program in 2008 and is today studied as a successful case study. The strategy's success was declared in 2012 itself when tigress ST2 gave birth to 2 cubs.

Now, the tiger population has reached 58 with ST-26 being filmed with her two newborn cubs last month.