Tiger leaves reserve, seen near Jaipur-Delhi highway

Forest department officials are constantly monitoring the movement of a tiger after finding evidence that it is moving close to Jaipur-Delhi Highway.

Tiger ST-24, a male tiger that is two years and a half old, had strayed from Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) and started living in Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary. The last evidence of its presence was found in Toda Meena village close to the highway, said officials.

A forest department team monitoring the movement of ST-24 anticipates that it can reach Achrol village.

For past five months, ST-24 had been living in Ajabgarh range, close to STR, before it moved to Jamwa Ramgarh, a vital forest corridor contiguous to STR.

Large tracts of forest were declared as Jamwa Ramgarh Reserve Forest in 1961 under the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953, and additional areas were added to create the wildlife sanctuary in 1982 under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, said officials.