Ranthambhore sevika are a team of dedicated Doctors working for the betterment of the society and in turn contributing to save the tiger under the Prakratik Society's programs...
The Prakratik Society is an environmental and social Non-governmental Organization working around Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, India, one of the world's best known tiger preserves. Founded in 1994 by Dr. Goverdhan Singh Rathore, the mission of the society is to find solutions to the conflict between people and animals at Ranthambhore, to insure survival of both the tiger in the forest and the large and growing, desperately poor population that draws on the park for wood and live-stock fodder. Prakratik, (which means nature or natural in Hindi,) was created by Dr. Goverdhan Singh Rathore, the son of the tiger-man, Fateh Singh Rathore.
The Prakratik Society's programs include: education, both formal and informal, an English-language-medium school, grades K-12 and environmental education through nature camps, environmental awareness competitions, a mobile library, and film screenings in neighboring schools and villages; healthcare, the Ranthambhore Sevika Hospital as well as health-care outreach; family planning and family counseling; alternative energy sources (biogas), agro-forestry to green de-nuded land in the area, artificial insemination to improve local cattle breeding stock, a legal cell to help prosecute poachers of leopards and tigers and collaboration with other local NGOs such as the area's well-known Tiger Watch.Prakratik is currently building a large, new hospital in the city of Sawai Madopur.
In 2001, Prakratik received the Esso Honor for Tiger Conservation, in recognition of Dr. Rathore's service to the community and to conservation, which was presented to him by Chief Election Commissioner M.S. Gill.
Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur, which is also the nearest airport. Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary is known for its tigers and is one of the best places in India to see these majestic predators in the jungle. Tigers can be easily spotted even during the day time. A good time to visit Ranthambore National Park is in November and May when the nature of the dry deciduous forests makes sightings common. Its deciduous forests were once a part of the magnificent jungles of Central India.
The park lies at the edge of a plateau, and is bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River. There are several lakes in the park. It is named for the historic Ranthambhore fortress, which lies within the national park. Ranthambore is best known for its large tiger population. As tourism in the park increased, so did the population of neighbouring villages. This led to increasing amounts of fatal human-tiger interactions and poaching. The Indian Government started Project Tiger in 1973 with an allotted area of 60 mi2. It was later expanded to become what is now called, the Ranthambore National Park. Besides tigers, the reserve has thriving bird population with more than 270 different species of birds here.
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