Tiger Cub Hope In Sariska

As of the last census in 2007, there were 1,411 tigers in the country.

The minister hopes that the tiger couple - T-4, a male tiger and T-2, a female - mates and Sariska gets its first litter after the tigers went missing from India's first tiger reserve.

Many wildlifers are not enthused, saying tigers coupled have mated earlier, but there were no cubs. The reason for hope this time is that the tigress is different from the one who had mated earlier and was relocated from Ranthambore in 2009. Read the full report here.

Source: Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, New Delhi.