Tiger in Kolhapur: Eight striped tigers have been caught on camera in the forest area of Kolhapur district, while imported cheetahs are being discussed all over the country. A glimpse of these tigers by the forest department (conservation store) 22 trap cameras have been installed. Hence Kolhapur and Sindhudurg (Tilari and Dodamarg) The presence of tigers in the forest here has been sealed. These tigers come from Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa and Kali and Bhimgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka and move towards Radhanagari in Chandoli Forest Reserve in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and come back the same way.
To capture the movement of tigers, the Kolhapur Forest Department and Wildlife Conservation Trust, a wildlife lover’s organisation, have captured the movement of tigers with the help of camera traps. From November 2021 to April 2022, one camera trap each was installed at 22 locations in South Konkan and Kolhapur. In some places, the movements of tigers were recorded through camera traps for two months and at some places for six months. Eight tigers have been sighted for the first time in the Kolhapur corridor.
The movement of tigers was being recorded for the last few years. A pair of male and female tigers were found in the area. Apart from this, the local residents claimed that the number of tigers in the area is high. Complaints were also made to the forest department about the animals of the residents of this area being poached by tigers. So now there are eight tigers in Kolhapur forest area.
Cheetah recently returned to the country
Cheetahs have returned to Indian soil after almost seven decades. Eight cheetahs brought from Namibia were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Kuno Reserve on September 17. Eight cheetahs have 4 females and 3 males. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cheetahs at the Kuno Sanctuary on his 72nd birthday after a special aircraft carrying eight cheetahs from Namibia reached Gwalior.
Royal game of cheetahs at Kolhapur during the reign of Shahu Maharaj
The book ‘The End of a Trail, The Cheetah of India’ presents the history of cheetahs in India. In this, many institutions of the country have been mentioned. The book also mentions the Kolhapur Institute. Information about how cheetahs were hunted, how to care for them, is given with photos. It is said that around 35 cheetahs were kept for hunting during the reign of Shahu Maharaj. Cheetahs were bred during the reigns of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj and Rajaram Maharaj of Kolhapur. At that time, cheetahs often hunted.
The cheetah herding community in Kolhapur was
There was a cheetah herding community in Kolhapur. Ismail Chittewan, Dhondi Limbaji Patil were very famous names in this community. Ismail used to take care of chittwan cheetahs and take care of them. He was also called Chittapardhi. Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj was impressed by his art and gave him royal shelter.
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