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[[Maharashtra]] provides legal protection to its [[tiger]] population through six dedicated [[Tiger reserves of India|tiger reserves]] under the precincts of the [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]].<ref name=reserveslist>{{cite web|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/content/109_1_ListofTigerReservesCoreBufferAreas.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823033643/http://projecttiger.nic.in/content/109_1_ListofTigerReservesCoreBufferAreas.aspx|archive-date=2014-08-23|title=List of Tiger Reserves Core & Buffer Areas|work=National Tiger Conservation Authority|url-status=dead}}</ref> under the initiative ''[[Project Tiger]]''. These reserves cumulatively cover an estimated area of 9,113km<sup>2</sup> which is about 3% of the total state area.<br />
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Citing the presence of tigers in two wild-life sanctuaries, environmentalists{{who|date=March 2017}} had put forth a proposal to declare [[Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary]] and Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary as tiger reserves. This would result in creation of a tiger corridor for migration of tigers between different reserves to encourage genetic dispersion. As of October 2016, this proposal has been rejected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Karhandla-and-Tipeshwar-cant-be-tiger-reserves/articleshow/54926533.cms|title=Karhandla and Tipeshwar can’t be tiger reserves? - Times of India|publisher=|accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Tiger reserves came to be created under the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's flagship program ''Project Tiger''. It envisioned to create a safe haven for tigers to flourish and receive legal protection against poachers. Melghat is the among the first nine tiger reserves to be declared in 1973-74 with [[Gugamal National Park]] as its core zone along with adjoining Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary and deciduous rich forest zones. Subsequently, over the years, five additional reserves were created. 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 [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project|Tadobo Andhari Tiger Reserve]]. <br />
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Bor Tiger Reserve carved out to include [[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary]] at its core is the youngest and the smallest of all tiger reserves.--><br />
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==Tiger census==<br />
As of 2015, among all the Indian states, Maharashtra has the fifth largest tiger population.<br />
The tiger population in the state shows a consistent rise from 103 in 2006 to 169 in 2010. The recent census in 2015 shows a rise to 190 which is a 12% increase between 2010-15.In 4th tiger census of 2018 tiger population has raised to 312.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/tiger-census-maharashtra-records-a-mere-12-rise/story-iWQInB1CFeLhiWkZ9foSWI.html|title=Tiger census: Maharashtra records a mere 12% rise|date=21 January 2015|publisher=|accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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==List of tiger reserves==<br />
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" summary="The first column is the name of the reserve, the second the year declared, the third the core area of the reserve, the fourth the total area, all in square kilometers; the last row is the total area of all the reserves for the core, buffer and total areas"<br />
|+ ''Source'':<ref name=reserveslist /><br />
|-bgcolor=#99ccff<br />
! Tiger Reserve<br />
! Year declared<br />
! Core Area(km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
! Buffer Area(km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
! Total Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
|-bgcolor=#F4F9FF<br />
| [[Melghat]]<br />
| 1974<br />
| 1,500<br />
| 1,268<br />
| 2,768<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba]]<br />
| 1993<br />
| 626<br />
| 1,102<br />
| 1,728<br />
|-<br />
| [[Pench National Park|Pench]]<br />
| 1999<br />
| 257<br />
| 484<br />
| 741<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sahyadri Tiger Reserve|Sahyadri]]<br />
| 2007<br />
| 600<br />
| 565<br />
| 1,166<br />
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| [[Navegaon National Park|Nawegaon-Nagzira]]<br />
| 2013<br />
| 654<br />
| 1241<br />
| 1895<br />
|-<br />
| [[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary|Bor]]<br />
| 2014<br />
| 138<br />
| 678<br />
| 816<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="2"|'''Total'''<br />
| '''3775'''<br />
| '''5338'''<br />
| '''9113'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
The numbers of the tigers in each of the tiger reserves are not mentioned <br />
To find out about the same please visit the given below link<br />
https://bigcatsindia.com/tiger-reserves-in-maharashtra/<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiger Reserves Of India}}<br />
[[Category:Tiger reserves of India| ]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife conservation in India]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra]]<br />
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