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Tigers
enjoy cool time at Rajasthan's rescue centre by
Lokendra Singh Jaipur:
Officials of Nahargarh Rescue Centre in Rajasthan have made special arrangements
for lions and tigers to help them beat the heat. Water coolers have been installed
in every cage and the caretakers of north India's lone tiger and lion rescue centre,
are working round the clock to give a cool atmosphere to the big cats. One cooler
is installed between two animals and "Khus-Khus" mats, which are continuously
kept wet so that hot waves convert into cool breeze, wrap a cage. Even the diet
of the animals, is taken care of. Moreover, to prevent the tigers from getting
dehydrated in the scorching heat, they are being given a dose of glucose in the
water that they drink. "To save the tigers and lions from the scorching heat of
summers, we have installed water coolers in every cage. We bathe them three to
four times a day and to supplement the water loss in their bodies we give them
a dose of glucose so that the animals do not get dehydrated," said Tejraj Sharma,
superintendent, Nahargarh Rescue Centre. The big cats have struck a friendly chord
with the caretakers. They usually growl and roar with a smallest hint of water
near their cage. "We bathe the tigers around four to five times a day. If they
go and sit near water, we come to know that they are feeling the heat, so we bathe
them again," said Dulichand, a caretaker at the Centre. The animals, mostly brought
from circuses or injured in sanctuaries, are housed in the rescue centre for recuperation.
The number of tigers in India has plummeted to around 1,411, nearly half the previous
estimate, as humans either kill them for their body parts or encroach on their
habitat, according to a government survey. Experts believe that India 's dwindling
tiger population will never recover and it will take a miracle to save those left
from habitat destruction and poaching. The previous census, carried out in 2001
and 2002, said there were 3,642 tigers. A century ago there were 40,000. -June
9, 2009 Go
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