Unfortunately, this is what is going to happen with our collared and caged tigers. They have become display pieces. In the days before Project Tiger they used to conduct a beat or haka. Then they used the idea of using deer or sambar kills to keep a tiger at a particular area so that dignitaries can see a tiger. Now the dog-like radio collars have come to help.

Sariska is not a conservation success story. The primary issues afflicting the park has not been resolved. Due to the hue and cry about the loss of tigers, they got tigers from Ranthambhore and that too siblings. It violates the basic tenets of science.

If the villages can be shifted from the park, pilgrim traffic regulated and if strict protection can be accorded to the park' then Sariska can bounce back again.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi