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The Wildlife Institute of India estimated the presence of three tigers in and around the sanctuary but the number has increased to five, with three new cubs sighted in March 2011. The field director of Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary said the 2011 births seemed to be the first litter of this tigress.
The Koka Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Bhandara District, near Bhandara Town of Maharashtra state. [1] The sanctuary is spread over an area of 92.34 square kilometres. This sanctuary is a part of Nawegaon nagzira Tiger Reserve .
Tiger reserves were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973 and are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of Government of India. Tiger reserves consist of a core area which includes part(s) of protected areas such as a national park or a wildlife sanctuary and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non ...
Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. As of November 2023, 573 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi). [2] Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger. [3]
Initially comprising 1,026 km 2 (396 sq mi) of the Palamu Tiger Reserve, an additional 226 km 2 (87 sq mi) was added to the park in 1989 and 63 km 2 (24 sq mi) of the Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Betla was one of the first national parks in India to become a tiger reserve under Project Tiger , in 1974. [ 5 ]
Tadoba National Park, formed in 1955, is one of the oldest national parks. In 1993 its merge with Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary led to the creation of Tadobo Andhari Tiger Reserve. Tiger Census As of 2022, Maharashtra has the fifth-largest tiger population among all Indian states. The tiger population in the state has shown a consistent rise:
Protected areas of West Bengal cover 4% of the state area. [1] Forests make up 14% of the geographical area of West Bengal, which is lower than the national average of 33%. [2] [3] West Bengal has a wide variety of fauna, including Bengal tigers, Indian leopards, sloth and Himalayan black bears, chital and sambar (deer), Indian boars, pygmy hogs, Indian elephants, Indian peafowl, great Indian ...
Nagzira wildlife sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Bhandara and Gondia districts of Maharashtra state in India. It harbours many fish species, 34 species of mammals, 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles and four amphibian species. [1]