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Bundelkhand to get its first tiger reserve: All you need to know

Dristi SharmaSeptember 28, 2022 | 13:20 IST

As part of its efforts to conserve tigers, the Uttar Pradesh government has approved the establishment of the first tiger reserve in Bundelkhand's Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary.

Here are the dimensions of the reserve: 

How? All this comes after a meeting chaired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Cabinet on Tuesday, September 28. They also approved notifying Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.  

With this new tiger reserve, the total number of tiger reserves in UP will go up to four.

The other three tiger reserves are: 

  • Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Lakhimpur
  • Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Pilibhit
  • Amangarh Tiger Reserve (a buffer zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve) in Bijnor 

What else? The Cabinet has also decided to establish a Ranipur Tiger Conservation Foundation for the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary along with sanctioning requisite posts.

The Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, which will now also be a Tiger Reserve, is covered by northern tropical dry deciduous forests and is home to the tiger, leopard, bear, spotted deer, sambhar, chinkara, reptiles and other mammals. 

It will be a turning point for wildlife conservation in Bundelkhand along with utilising the eco-tourism potential of the area, creating immense employment opportunities for locals, according to the officials.

The bigger picture: The tiger reserves of India were set up in 1973 and are governed by Project Tiger, which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Until now, India has a total of 53 protected areas that have been designated tiger reserves. 

Check out the map for all the tiger reserves in India: 

Photo: PMS IAS

And here's the list of all 53 tiger reserves in the country (till May 2022):

  1. Nagarjunsagar Srisailam 
  2. Namdapha
  3. Kamlang Tiger Reserve
  4. Pakke
  5. Manas
  6. Nameri
  7. Orang Tiger Reserve
  8. Kaziranga
  9. Valmiki
  10. Udanti-Sitanadi
  11. Achanakmar
  12. Indravati
  13. Palamau
  14. Bandipur
  15. Bhadra
  16. Dandeli-Anshi
  17. Nagarahole
  18. Biligiri Ranganatha Temple
  19. Periyar
  20. Parambikulam
  21. Kanha
  22. Pench
  23. Bandhavgarh
  24. Panna
  25. Satpura
  26. Sanjay-Dubri
  27. Melghat
  28. Tadoba-Andhari
  29. Pench
  30. Sahyadri
  31. Nawegaon-Nagzira
  32. Bor
  33. Dampa
  34. Similipal
  35. Satkosia
  36. Ranthambore
  37. Sariska
  38. Mukandra Hills
  39. Kalakad-Mundanthurai
  40. Anamalai
  41. Mudumalai
  42. Sathyamangalam
  43. Kawal
  44. Amrabad
  45. Dudhwa
  46. Pilibhit
  47. Corbett
  48. Rajaji TR
  49. Sunderbans
  50. Buxa
  51. Srivilliputhur Megamalai
  52. Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary
  53. Guru Ghasidas National Park (Sanjay National Park)
Last updated: September 28, 2022 | 14:05
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