Rajasthan now approaches experts to join Sariska search

8 February, 2005

While ‘‘intensive search operation’’ continues for the second week in Sariska Tiger Reserve, to detect evidence of tiger presence, the Rajasthan government has now decided to rope in experts to help the Forest Department in the combing operation.
The state government has written to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Tourism and Wildlife Society of India, Paryavaran Praharai, experts Belinda Wright and Shantanu Kumar, among others, to help the Department so that ‘‘a realistic assessment can be made about the number of tigers in Sariska’’.
The intensive search was launched for a fortnight (from February 1-15) on orders from the Ministry of Environment and Forest after The Sunday Express reported the issue on January 23. Due to unseasonal rain, the search may now continue beyond February 15.