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Desired Hub For Great Indian Tiger
The 392 sq km of Ranthambhore National Park is perhaps
India’s finest example of Project Tiger, a conservation
effort started by the government in an attempt to save the
dwindling number of tigers in India. Situated near the
small town of Sawai Madhopur, the Park has seen its ups
and downs, and there were times not so long ago when
poachers were having a field day in the Park. But recently
thanks to the devoted work of some good field staff the
forest has been restored to its old glory and is now seen
as a much needed stronghold for the tiger which is
battling for survival.
What is so special about this Park is the way history and
forest have come together to create an amazing landscape
not seen in very many places. The rich forest around the
fort is littered with ruins that date back to the 10th
century. Parts of the fort that lie inside the Park have
been reclaimed by nature. Can you imagine the sight of a
wild tiger seeking shelter under architectural brilliance
on a hot summer day, or a leopard standing majestically on
the walls of the old fort?
Park Encompasses The Magnificent Landscape
Ranthambhore has a wide variety of dazzling landscape to
offer. The most frequented areas in the Park are around
the beautiful lakes where a large number of the wild
conjugates. One also gets a chance to drive through
rolling grasslands, rushing streams, open scrubs, heavily
wooded valleys and through deep ravines walled on either
side with steep cliffs. |
