Nagpur: Three Cubs of Maya (T12), which is the most popular Tigress of Tadoba and Orhari Tiger Reserve, has been lost since two months.
40 Camera traps placed to track them failed to throw evidence.
For tourists, Tigress’s last appearance along with four of his children before April 15 after the park was closed for locked.
Since then Tigress looks only with one child.
On June 11, last year, TOI has reported about Maya who gave five children.
Someone died immediately after birth.
The possibility they was born in April made him around 14-15 months now.
At this age, they still depend on mothers for food.
According to official sources, the children were last seen by forest staff in the first week of May.
Two men and one girl are missing.
Lone Cub still with Maya is a shy animal according to tourists.
Tigress and the child were seen by tourists for June 25-31 when the core area opened for tourism.
“Somehow the children must have left the area or must be killed by other male who want to marry Maya,” said the source.
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Tiger scientist Bilal Habib said in the Tiger Tiger Density area such as Tadoba “Cubs Disperse Early”.
“This happens with other Tigresses such as Sonam and Chhoti Tara.
In April, our team has recorded four children during estimates.
There are several tigers of men in Tadoba who killed their children for marriage rights with women.
The cub virtual solar from Serasah previously forced out in 2019 When it was less than two years.
Likewise, two Tigress from Kolda and Tadoba have spread to various Karhandla.
I feel there is a little chance that his three Maya children are dead.
“This is a sweet music in the ear lover Nikhil Abhyankar wildlife.
“Three sub-adult tigers cannot be killed by men at once.
If someone is attacked, there is always a scope for others to escape.
A man who wants to marry may not even attack three tigers at once.
Maya and his son have placed Tadoba at Global maps and searches must be launched to track Cubs, which seem to be not coming, “he said.
TATR Field Director & Jitendra Ramagaonkar Forest Conservator told TI that the children were at the stage when they could kill small prey.
“It’s hard to conclude that these children must have been killed.
They must have moved to a non-tourist area and may appear again,” he said.
Ramagaonkar said, “Tourists do not see children or tigers kill their children not their father and then have their own offspring by marriage with tigers common in the high tiger density area.” “Maya has been lucky when it comes to her child.
Park manager must launch a strong effort to find a lost child.
We have to wait for a confirmed report.
The tiger population increases and more sub-adult tigers try to find a new area,” said Naturalist Himanshu Bagde.
History is not too good to Maya because at least 5 of the previous children have been killed by other men.
This is Maya’s fourth garbage since June 2014 and until now he has given 12 children.
Rumors of death began after May were seen mating with Mowgli and Rudra in May.
At the end of June, Queen Tadoba was also seen with tuning.