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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 ...
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.
Map of Panna National Park. Panna National Park is an Indian national park in Panna and Chhatarpur Districts of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 542.67 km 2 (209.53 sq mi). It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh. [1]
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]
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1975, under the provisions of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, in 2009.
Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. It spreads over an area of 105 km 2 (41 sq mi) and was declared a national park in 1968. It became Tiger Reserve in 1993 with a core area of 716 km 2 (276 sq mi).
The Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1989, is the 50th Tiger reserve in India. In 2024, it was declared as a eco-sensitive zone. [2] The Sanctuary is rich with floral and faunal diversity. It is situated in the Lohit District of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The park is named after the Kamlang River which flows ...
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]