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Palamau Tiger Reserve is located in the Palamu, Latehar and Garhwa district in the state of Jharkhand. The Reserve has a total area of 1,129.93 km 2 (436.27 sq mi) with a core area of 414.08 km 2 (159.88 sq mi) and a buffer area of 715.85 km 2 (276.39 sq mi).
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 South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [11] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Jharkhand, India, about 55 miles (89 km) north of Ranchi. [2] It was established in 1955. It is home to many wild animals including deer, monkey and birds.
This tiger reserve covers a total area of 2,829.38 square kilometres (1,092.43 sq mi), including a core or critical tiger habitat of 2,049.2 square kilometres (791.2 sq mi), which consists of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and the Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, along with a buffer zone of 780.15 square kilometres (301.22 sq mi). It is 56th ...
The Tiger of Mundachipallam was a male Bengal tiger, which in the 1950s killed seven people in the vicinity of the village of Pennagram, four miles (6 km) from the Hogenakkal Falls in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. Unlike the Segur man-eater, the Mundachipallam tiger had no known infirmities preventing him from hunting his natural prey.
Police in Jharkhand confirmed the incident and arrested three men over the weekend. On Monday, police said they were searching for four more suspects. The Associated Press generally doesn’t ...
Betla was one of the first national parks in India to become a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1974. [4] It was declared a national park in 1986. It is spread over 226.32 km 2 (87.38 sq mi) area in Palamu and Latehar district and is a part of Palamu Tiger Reserve, which comprises a total area of 1,129.93 km 2 (436.27 sq mi). [1]