Tribute to Fateh Singh Rathore on #InternationalTigerDay.
Rathore joined the Indian Forest Service in 1960 and was part of the first Project Tiger team.
Beacuse of Mr Rathore,“Ranthambhore became the place which brought the tiger to the consciousness of people the world over.”
Rathore joined the Indian Forest Service in 1960 and was part of the first Project Tiger team.
Beacuse of Mr Rathore,“Ranthambhore became the place which brought the tiger to the consciousness of people the world over.”
Mr. Rathore was a ranger, warden and field director at one of India’s best-known tiger preserves.
There was that day in June 1976 when, after years of roaming the hills, valleys, lakes and gorges of Ranthambhore National Park in northwest India.
There was that day in June 1976 when, after years of roaming the hills, valleys, lakes and gorges of Ranthambhore National Park in northwest India.
Fateh Singh stopped in his tracks as the orange blur of a tigress glided through the forest, trailed by four prancing cubs.
It seemed a harbinger that the great striped beasts that once reigned over a wilderness held by the maharajahs of Jaipur might finally be spawning a...
It seemed a harbinger that the great striped beasts that once reigned over a wilderness held by the maharajahs of Jaipur might finally be spawning a...
... whole new generation.
But his optimism was premature. Tigers are not yet extinct, but neither are they flourishing; the struggle to stem the extinction of Ranthambhore’s, and the world’s, tiger population continues.
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But his optimism was premature. Tigers are not yet extinct, but neither are they flourishing; the struggle to stem the extinction of Ranthambhore’s, and the world’s, tiger population continues.
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Mr Rathore, who fought that fight for four decades and was known among environmentalists as the Tiger Guru for his understanding of the majestic cat, died on March 1 at 73 on his farm outside the 116-square-mile tiger preserve he did so much to create.
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When the World Wildlife Fund presented Mr Rathore with a lifetime achievement award,the president of its India chapter,Divyabhanu Chavda,said that largely because of Mr Rathore, “Ranthambhore became the place which brought the tiger to the consciousness of people the world over.”
He was the best known of more than 30 tiger preserves in India. It attracts more than 60,000 tourists a year, many of whom wander the trails that he and his staff cut.Often it was Mr. Rathore who guided Jeeps full of visitors.
Following article is about India’s best-known tiger conservationist Late Fateh Singh Rathore and this article was first published by "'The New York Times" on 8 March 2011.
He was the father-in-law of Major Deependra Singh Senger.
A great salute to him.🙏 nytimes.com
He was the father-in-law of Major Deependra Singh Senger.
A great salute to him.🙏 nytimes.com
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