Category: Tiger Reserves
Land acquisition for Tiger Reserve
Recently, for the first time Tamil Nadu purchased private (patta) land in Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) for conservation.
Indian leopard
Centre’s report reveals that India has nearly 14,000 leopards with around 8% increase.
Bandipur National Park
Plan for Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line through Bandipur National Park evoked protests over ecological impact
Conservation Reserve
The Telengana State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) approved Tadoba-Kawal tiger corridor as conservation reserve.
Golden Tiger
Image of rare ‘golden tiger’ captured in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.
Pench Tiger Reserve
Pench Tiger Reserve has been designated as India’s 1st and Asia’s 5th Dark Sky Park
Hog Deer | Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Hog deer spotted inside Rajaji Tiger Resrve for the 1st time.
Similipal Tiger Reserve | Black Tiger
According to Union government Melanistic tigers have been recorded only in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha.
Kaziranga National Park
Recently, one-horned rhinoceros was killed in Kaziranga National Park of Assam.
Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP)
As Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh is nearby Government is pushing Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) to secure the final forest clearance, six years after it got the provisional nod.
How Tiger Reserves are notified?
Bihar to get Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary as the state’s 2nd tiger reserve after the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR).
Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve (DKTR)
Rajasthan has acquired its 5th tiger reserve as National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) gave its final approval to Dholpur-Karauli Reserve.