JAIPUR, Jun 2: South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Narend Singh visited the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve on Tuesday and reviewed various wildlife conservation practices, officials said.
During the visit, Singh was accompanied by Inspector General of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, Sanjay Kumar, and the Reserve’s Field Director, Sharda Pratap Singh.
Officials said the visiting dignitary was briefed on biodiversity conservation, wildlife management practices and ongoing tiger conservation efforts in the reserve. He showed keen interest in community participation, wildlife monitoring systems and habitat management initiatives being undertaken in the park.
During the safari, the delegation spotted tiger T-101 in the Khemcha Kund area and tigress T-124 in the Malik Anicut region. The sightings and the natural behaviour of the big cats in their habitat left the visitors impressed, the officials said.
Singh appreciated the conservation efforts in Ranthambore and described them as an excellent example of wildlife protection at the global level.
The officials also shared details about the increasing tiger population in the Reserve, habitat conservation measures, use of modern monitoring technologies and efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence.
The visit is being seen as significant in strengthening cooperation and exchange of knowledge between India and South Africa in the fields of wildlife conservation, biodiversity protection and environmental management, they added. (PTI)
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