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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 ...
The Palamau Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in India and the only one in the state of Jharkhand. It covers a total area of 1,129.93 km 2 (436.27 sq mi) in the Palamu, Latehar and Garhwa districts. It comprises the Betla National Park. It is one of the first nine tiger reserves in India declared in 1974. [1] [2]
Tiger reserves consist of areas under national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. There are 53 tiger reserves in India. [ 1 ] As of January 2023, [update] the protected areas of India cover 173,629.52 square kilometres (67,038.73 sq mi), roughly 5.28% of the total geographical area of the country.
By 2018, it was expanded to fifty tiger reserves with nearly 72,749 km 2. of protected area which formed about 2.21% of India's total geographical area. [17] As of July 2022, India has created 52 tiger reserves. [89] These tiger reserves have played important role in the success of Project Tiger since its inception. [90]
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in India. The reserve spreads over five districts: Nandyal District, Prakasam District, Palnadu District, Nalgonda District and Mahabub Nagar district. The total area of the tiger reserve is 3,728 km 2 (1,439 sq mi). [1] The core area of this reserve is 1,200 km 2 (460 sq mi
Buxa Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve and national park in northern West Bengal, India, covering an area of 760 km 2 (290 sq mi). It ranges in elevation from 60 m (200 ft) in the Gangetic Plains to 1,750 m (5,740 ft) bordering the Himalayas in the north. At least 284 bird species inhabit the reserve. [1]
The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. [1] [2] [3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species. [4] Asiatic lion is an endangered species only found in Gir National Park of India ...
Pench Tiger Reserve or Pench National Park is a tiger reserve in India straddling across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. On the Madhya Pradesh side, the Pench Tiger Reserve encompasses a core area of 411.33 km 2 (158.82 sq mi), with a buffer of 768.3 km 2 (296.6 sq mi), making for a total protected area of 1,179.63 km 2 (455.46 sq mi). [ 1 ]