Ranthambore National Park is one of the five natural parks in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 180 kilometers from Jaipur, 362 kilometers southwest of Delhi and 10 kilometers from Sawai Madhopur. It was declared a National Park in 1981. The park covers an area of about 400 km² offering extraordinary landscapes, lakes and cliffs, swampy areas, forests. It is the former hunting ground of the maharajas of Jaipur and many hunting parties took place here, on the back of elephants to be closer to the cats. The hunting of tigers was banned only in 1970. In 1973, the government set up the Tiger Project in order to protect the tigers (including those of the Sariska reserve next to Alwar or Ranthambore), then on the verge of extinction. At that time, Ranthambore had only a dozen tigers. Nearly 50 years later, the reserve is said to be home to nearly 80 tigers, even if the methods and results of counting by the forest rangers are questionable. On the other hand, this success raises other problems, especially with local farmers. Before the project was set up, they used to graze their herds without fear of the tiger's claws. Some of the reserve's employees were also involved in a poaching scandal. Fortunately, this is history. Today Ranthambore is the most visited reserve in India, due to its proximity to Delhi.

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