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The [[tiger reserve]]s of [[India]] were set up in 1973 and are governed by [[Project Tiger]], which is administrated by the [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]]. Until 2018, 50 protected areas have been designated tiger reserves.<ref name=Jhala2019>{{cite report |author=Jhala, Y. V. |author2=Qureshi, Q. |author3=Nayak, A. K. |year=2019 |title=Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India 2018. Summary Report. TR No./2019/05 |publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority & Wildlife Institute of India |location=New Delhi, Dehradun |url=https://projecttiger.nic.in/WriteReadData/PublicationFile/Tiger%20Status%20Report_XPS220719032%20%20new%20layout(1).pdf}}</ref> | The [[tiger reserve]]s of [[India]] were set up in 1973 and are governed by [[Project Tiger]], which is administrated by the [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]]. Until 2018, 50 protected areas have been designated tiger reserves.<ref name=Jhala2019>{{cite report |author=Jhala, Y. V. |author2=Qureshi, Q. |author3=Nayak, A. K. |year=2019 |title=Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India 2018. Summary Report. TR No./2019/05 |publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority & Wildlife Institute of India |location=New Delhi, Dehradun |url=https://projecttiger.nic.in/WriteReadData/PublicationFile/Tiger%20Status%20Report_XPS220719032%20%20new%20layout(1).pdf}}</ref> | ||
India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014 and 2,967 in 2018.<ref name="Tiger">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49148174|title=India's tiger population sees 33% increase|publisher=BBC|date= | India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014 and 2,967 in 2018.<ref name="Tiger">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49148174|title=India's tiger population sees 33% increase|publisher=BBC |date=2019}}</ref> The Indian increase played a big role in driving up global populations as well; the number of wild tigers globally rose from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016 according to [[World Wildlife Fund]] and Global Tiger Forum.<ref name="Global">{{Cite web|url=http://tigers.panda.org/news/what-the-new-global-tiger-number-means/ |title= 2967 – What the new global Tiger number means |publisher=WWF |date=2016}}</ref> | ||
==Goals== | ==Goals== | ||
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==Population assessment== | ==Population assessment== | ||
[[File:State_wise_Bengal_Tiger_Population_India,_2019.jpg|thumb|State wise Bengal tiger population India as of 2018]] | |||
By the year 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were estimated only 2,967 tigers in existence in India.<ref name="Jhala">{{cite report|title=Status of the Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India|editor1=Y.V. Jhala|editor2=R. Gopal|editor3=Q. Qureshi|publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun|year=2008|id=TR 08/001|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602124630/http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf|archive-date=2013-06-02}}</ref> The 2010 National Tiger Assessment estimated the total population of tigers in India at 1,706. As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. This exhaustive study indicated that better protected tiger source sites, especially tiger reserves, have maintained viable populations. However, the area occupied by tigers outside protected areas has decreased considerably. This demonstrates the need for [[wildlife corridor|corridors]] in order for tigers to move between source sites. The existing tiger reserves represent around one-third of India's high density forest area.<ref name=NTA>{{cite web|url=http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/tiger-brochure.pdf |title=Tiger Estimate in India|work=Public Information Brochure|page=9|publisher= Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI|place=New Delhi|date=28 March 2011|access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> More tigers were killed in the first quarter of 2016 than in the entire previous year. This significant revelation comes at a time when the tiger census numbers are disputed by the scientific community. | By the year 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were estimated only 2,967 tigers in existence in India.<ref name="Jhala">{{cite report|title=Status of the Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India|editor1=Y.V. Jhala|editor2=R. Gopal|editor3=Q. Qureshi|publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun|year=2008|id=TR 08/001|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602124630/http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf|archive-date=2013-06-02}}</ref> The 2010 National Tiger Assessment estimated the total population of tigers in India at 1,706. As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. This exhaustive study indicated that better protected tiger source sites, especially tiger reserves, have maintained viable populations. However, the area occupied by tigers outside protected areas has decreased considerably. This demonstrates the need for [[wildlife corridor|corridors]] in order for tigers to move between source sites. The existing tiger reserves represent around one-third of India's high density forest area.<ref name=NTA>{{cite web|url=http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/tiger-brochure.pdf |title=Tiger Estimate in India|work=Public Information Brochure|page=9|publisher= Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI|place=New Delhi|date=28 March 2011|access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> More tigers were killed in the first quarter of 2016 than in the entire previous year. This significant revelation comes at a time when the tiger census numbers are disputed by the scientific community. | ||
In | In 2010–11, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in partnership with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) undertook an independent management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) of the 53 tiger reserves in the country. The reserves were categorized into four major categories. Madhya pradesh has the highest number of tigers(526) in the age group of 1.5 years with more than 408 big cats. Other states with significant populations included Uttarakhand (442), Karnataka (524), Tamil Nadu (229), Maharashtra (190), Assam (167), Kerala (136) and Uttar Pradesh (117).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150120/nation-current-affairs/article/tiger-population-rises-2226-2014-1706-2010 |title=India's tiger population rises|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=15 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
==List of tiger reserves== | ==List of tiger reserves== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!Si No. | !Si No. | ||
!Tiger Reserve | !Tiger Reserve || Year of creation | ||
!State | !State | ||
!Population of tigers, 2018<ref name=Jhala2019/> | !Population of tigers, 2018<ref name=Jhala2019/> | ||
!Area (sq kms) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Bandipur National Park|Bandipur]] | |[[Bandipur National Park|Bandipur]] || 1973–74 | ||
|Karnataka | |Karnataka | ||
|120 | |120 | ||
|868.63 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[Jim Corbett National Park|Corbett]] | |[[Jim Corbett National Park|Corbett]] || 1973–74 | ||
|Uttarakhand | |Uttarakhand | ||
|215 | |215 | ||
|1318.54 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha]] | |[[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha]] || 1973–74 | ||
|Madhya Pradesh | |Madhya Pradesh | ||
|80 | |80 | ||
|940 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Manas National Park|Manas]] | |[[Manas National Park|Manas]] || 1973–74 | ||
|Assam | |Assam | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
|500 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Melghat]] | |[[Melghat]] ||1973–74 | ||
|Maharashtra | |Maharashtra | ||
|25 | |25 | ||
|1677 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|[[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamau]] | |[[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamau]] || 1973–74 | ||
|Jharkhand | |Jharkhand | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|414.93 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|[[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambore]] | |[[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambore]] ||1973–74 | ||
|Rajasthan | |Rajasthan | ||
|37 | |37 | ||
|1334 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
|[[Simlipal National Park|Similipal]] | |[[Simlipal National Park|Similipal]] ||1973–74 | ||
|Odisha | |Odisha | ||
| | |99 | ||
|2750 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
|[[Sundarbans National Park|Sunderbans]] | |[[Sundarbans National Park|Sunderbans]] ||1973–74 | ||
|West Bengal | |West Bengal | ||
|68 | |68 | ||
|1330.10 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
|[[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] | |[[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] ||1978–79 | ||
|Kerala | |Kerala | ||
|20 | |20 | ||
|350 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
|[[Sariska Tiger Reserve|Sariska]] | |[[Sariska Tiger Reserve|Sariska]] ||1978–79 | ||
|Rajasthan | |Rajasthan | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
|881 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|[[Buxa Tiger Reserve|Buxa]] | |[[Buxa Tiger Reserve|Buxa]] ||1982–83 | ||
|West Bengal | |West Bengal | ||
| | |2 | ||
|760 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
|[[Indravati National Park|Indravati]] | |[[Indravati National Park|Indravati]] ||1982–83 | ||
|Chhattisgarh | |Chhattisgarh | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|1258.37 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|14 | |14 | ||
|[[Namdapha National Park|Namdapha]] | |[[Namdapha National Park|Namdapha]] ||1982–83 | ||
|Arunachal Pradesh | |Arunachal Pradesh | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
|1985.23 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|15 | |15 | ||
|[[Dudhwa National Park|Dudhwa]] | |[[Dudhwa National Park|Dudhwa]] ||1987–88 | ||
|Uttar Pradesh | |Uttar Pradesh | ||
|58 | |58 | ||
|490.3 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|16 | |16 | ||
|[[Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve|Kalakad-Mundanthurai]] | |[[Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve|Kalakad-Mundanthurai]] ||1988–89 | ||
|Tamil Nadu | |Tamil Nadu | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
|895 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|17 | |17 | ||
|[[Valmiki National Park|Valmiki]] | |[[Valmiki National Park|Valmiki]] ||1989–90 | ||
|Bihar | |Bihar | ||
|40 | |40 | ||
|898.45 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|18 | |18 | ||
|[[Pench Tiger Reserve|Pench]] | |[[Pench Tiger Reserve|Pench]] ||1992–93 | ||
|Madhya Pradesh | |Madhya Pradesh | ||
|43 (contiguous with Maharashtra) | |43 (contiguous with Maharashtra) | ||
|292.85 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|19 | |19 | ||
|[[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba-Andhari]] | |[[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba-Andhari]] ||1993–94) | ||
|Maharashtra | |Maharashtra | ||
|115 | |115 | ||
|625.4 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|20 | |20 | ||
|[[Bandhavgarh National Park|Bandhavgarh]] | |[[Bandhavgarh National Park|Bandhavgarh]] ||1993–94 | ||
|Madhya Pradesh | |Madhya Pradesh | ||
|63 | |63 | ||
|1536 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|21 | |21 | ||
|[[Panna National Park|Panna]] | |[[Panna National Park|Panna]] ||1994–95 | ||
|Madhya Pradesh | |Madhya Pradesh | ||
|17 | |17 | ||
|542.67 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|22 | |22 | ||
|[[Dampa Tiger Reserve|Dampa]] | |[[Dampa Tiger Reserve|Dampa]] ||1994–95 | ||
|[[Mizoram]] | |[[Mizoram]] | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
|500 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|23 | |23 | ||
|[[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary|Bhadra]] | |[[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary|Bhadra]] ||1998–99 | ||
|Karnataka | |Karnataka | ||
|22 | |22 | ||
|892.46 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|24 | |24 | ||
|[[Pench National Park|Pench]] | |[[Pench National Park|Pench]] ||1998–99 | ||
|Maharashtra | |Maharashtra | ||
|35 (contiguous with Madhya Pradesh) | |35 (contiguous with Madhya Pradesh) | ||
|257.26 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|25 | |25 | ||
|[[Pakke Tiger Reserve|Pakke]] | |[[Pakke Tiger Reserve|Pakke]] ||1999–2000 | ||
|Arunachal Pradesh | |Arunachal Pradesh | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|861.95 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|26 | |26 | ||
|[[Nameri National Park|Nameri]] | |[[Nameri National Park|Nameri]] ||1999–2000 | ||
|Assam | |Assam | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|200 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|27 | |27 | ||
|[[Satpura Tiger Reserve|Satpura]] | |[[Satpura Tiger Reserve|Satpura]] ||1999–2000 | ||
|Madhya Pradesh | |Madhya Pradesh | ||
|26 | |26 | ||
|524 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|28 | |28 | ||
|[[Anamalai Tiger Reserve|Anamalai]] | |[[Anamalai Tiger Reserve|Anamalai]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Tamil Nadu | |Tamil Nadu | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
|958 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|29 | |29 | ||
|[[Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary|Sitanadi]] | |[[Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary|Sitanadi]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Chhattisgarh | |Chhattisgarh | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|556 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|30 | |30 | ||
|[[Satkosia Tiger Reserve|Satkosia]] | |[[Satkosia Tiger Reserve|Satkosia]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Odisha | |Odisha | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|796 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|31 | |31 | ||
|[[Kaziranga National Park|Kaziranga]] | |[[Kaziranga National Park|Kaziranga]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Assam | |Assam | ||
|103 | |103 | ||
|858.98 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|32 | |32 | ||
|[[Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary|Achanakmar]] | |[[Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary|Achanakmar]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Chhattisgarh | |Chhattisgarh | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
|557.55 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|33 | |33 | ||
|[[Kali Tiger Reserve|Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve | |[[Kali Tiger Reserve|Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Karnataka | |Karnataka | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|1300 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|34 | |34 | ||
|[[Sanjay National Park|Sanjay]] | |[[Sanjay National Park|Sanjay]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Madhya Pradesh | |Madhya Pradesh | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
|466.68 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|35 | |35 | ||
|[[Mudumalai National Park|Mudumalai]] | |[[Mudumalai National Park|Mudumalai]] ||2007 | ||
|Tamil Nadu | |Tamil Nadu | ||
|103 | |103 | ||
|321 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|36 | |36 | ||
|[[Nagarhole National Park|Nagarhole]] | |[[Nagarhole National Park|Nagarhole]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Karnataka | |Karnataka | ||
|101 | |101 | ||
|642.39 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|37 | |37 | ||
|[[Parambikulam Tiger Reserve|Parambikulam]] | |[[Parambikulam Tiger Reserve|Parambikulam]] ||2008–09 | ||
|Kerala | |Kerala | ||
|19 | |19 | ||
|643.66 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|38 | |38 | ||
|[[Sahyadri Tiger Reserve|Sahyadri]] | |[[Sahyadri Tiger Reserve|Sahyadri]] ||2009–10 | ||
|Maharashtra | |Maharashtra | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|1166 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|39 | |39 | ||
|Biligiri Ranganatha Temple | |Biligiri Ranganatha Temple ||2010–11 | ||
|Karnataka | |Karnataka | ||
|68 | |68 | ||
|539.52 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|40 | |40 | ||
|[[Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary|Kawal]] | |[[Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary|Kawal]] ||2012–13 | ||
|Telangana | |Telangana | ||
| | | – | ||
|2015.44 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|41 | |41 | ||
|[[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam]] | |[[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam]] ||2013–14 | ||
|Tamil Nadu | |Tamil Nadu | ||
|72 | |72 | ||
|1408.6 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|42 | |42 | ||
|Mukandra Hills | |Mukandra Hills ||2013–14 | ||
|Rajasthan | |Rajasthan | ||
| | | – | ||
|759.99 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|43 | |43 | ||
|[[Navegaon National Park|Nawegaon]] | |[[Navegaon National Park|Nawegaon]] ||2013–14 | ||
|Maharashtra | |Maharashtra | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|133.88 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|44 | |44 | ||
|[[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve|Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam]] | |[[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve|Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam]] ||1982–83 | ||
|Andhra Pradesh | |Andhra Pradesh | ||
|74 | |74 | ||
|3728 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|45 | |45 | ||
|Amrabad | |Amrabad ||2014 | ||
|Telangana | |Telangana | ||
| | | – | ||
|2611.4 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|46 | |46 | ||
|[[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve|Pilibhit]] | |[[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve|Pilibhit]] ||2014 | ||
|Uttar Pradesh | |Uttar Pradesh | ||
|65 | |65 | ||
|602.79 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|47 | |47 | ||
|[[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary|Bor]] | |[[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary|Bor]] ||2014 | ||
|Maharashtra | |Maharashtra | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|121.1 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|48 | |48 | ||
|[[Rajaji National Park|Rajaji]] | |[[Rajaji National Park|Rajaji]] ||2015 | ||
|Uttarakhand | |Uttarakhand | ||
| | | – | ||
|820.5 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|49 | |49 | ||
|[[Orang National Park|Orang]] | |[[Orang National Park|Orang]] ||2016 | ||
|Assam | |Assam | ||
| | | – | ||
|78.81 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|50 | |50 | ||
|[[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary|Kamlang]] | |[[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary|Kamlang]] ||2016 | ||
|Arunachal Pradesh | |Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| | | – | ||
|783 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|51 | |51 | ||
|[[Srivilliputhur - Megamalai (High wavy Mountains) Tiger Reserve|Srivilliputhur | |[[Srivilliputhur - Megamalai (High wavy Mountains) Tiger Reserve|Srivilliputhur – Megamalai]] ||2021 | ||
|Tamil Nadu | |Tamil Nadu | ||
|14 | |14 | ||
|1016.57 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|52 | |52 | ||
|Ramgarh Vishdhari | |Ramgarh Vishdhari ||2021 | ||
|Rajasthan | |Rajasthan | ||
|35 | |35 | ||
|1501.89 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|- | |- | ||
|53 | |53 | ||
|[[Guru Ghasidas National Park and | |[[Sanjay National Park|Guru Ghasidas National Park]] and <br/>[[Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary]] ||2021 | ||
|Chhattisgarh | |||
| | | – | ||
|1440 & 608.5 | |||
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The tiger reserves of India were set up in 1973 and are governed by Project Tiger, which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Until 2018, 50 protected areas have been designated tiger reserves.[1]
India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014 and 2,967 in 2018.[2] The Indian increase played a big role in driving up global populations as well; the number of wild tigers globally rose from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016 according to World Wildlife Fund and Global Tiger Forum.[3]
Goals[edit]
71,027.1 km2 (27,423.7 sq mi) of declared reserves are operated by state forestry departments "to ensure maintenance of viable populations of the conservation dependent Bengal tigers in India". The tigers are maintained for their scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values and to preserve for all time areas of biological importance as a national heritage for the benefit, educational purposes."[4]
Population assessment[edit]
By the year 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were estimated only 2,967 tigers in existence in India.[5] The 2010 National Tiger Assessment estimated the total population of tigers in India at 1,706. As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. This exhaustive study indicated that better protected tiger source sites, especially tiger reserves, have maintained viable populations. However, the area occupied by tigers outside protected areas has decreased considerably. This demonstrates the need for corridors in order for tigers to move between source sites. The existing tiger reserves represent around one-third of India's high density forest area.[6] More tigers were killed in the first quarter of 2016 than in the entire previous year. This significant revelation comes at a time when the tiger census numbers are disputed by the scientific community.
In 2010–11, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in partnership with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) undertook an independent management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) of the 53 tiger reserves in the country. The reserves were categorized into four major categories. Madhya pradesh has the highest number of tigers(526) in the age group of 1.5 years with more than 408 big cats. Other states with significant populations included Uttarakhand (442), Karnataka (524), Tamil Nadu (229), Maharashtra (190), Assam (167), Kerala (136) and Uttar Pradesh (117).[7]
List of tiger reserves[edit]
Si No. | Tiger Reserve | Year of creation | State | Population of tigers, 2018[1] | Area (sq kms) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bandipur | 1973–74 | Karnataka | 120 | 868.63 |
2 | Corbett | 1973–74 | Uttarakhand | 215 | 1318.54 |
3 | Kanha | 1973–74 | Madhya Pradesh | 80 | 940 |
4 | Manas | 1973–74 | Assam | 11 | 500 |
5 | Melghat | 1973–74 | Maharashtra | 25 | 1677 |
6 | Palamau | 1973–74 | Jharkhand | 3 | 414.93 |
7 | Ranthambore | 1973–74 | Rajasthan | 37 | 1334 |
8 | Similipal | 1973–74 | Odisha | 99 | 2750 |
9 | Sunderbans | 1973–74 | West Bengal | 68 | 1330.10 |
10 | Periyar | 1978–79 | Kerala | 20 | 350 |
11 | Sariska | 1978–79 | Rajasthan | 9 | 881 |
12 | Buxa | 1982–83 | West Bengal | 2 | 760 |
13 | Indravati | 1982–83 | Chhattisgarh | 12 | 1258.37 |
14 | Namdapha | 1982–83 | Arunachal Pradesh | 11 | 1985.23 |
15 | Dudhwa | 1987–88 | Uttar Pradesh | 58 | 490.3 |
16 | Kalakad-Mundanthurai | 1988–89 | Tamil Nadu | 10 | 895 |
17 | Valmiki | 1989–90 | Bihar | 40 | 898.45 |
18 | Pench | 1992–93 | Madhya Pradesh | 43 (contiguous with Maharashtra) | 292.85 |
19 | Tadoba-Andhari | 1993–94) | Maharashtra | 115 | 625.4 |
20 | Bandhavgarh | 1993–94 | Madhya Pradesh | 63 | 1536 |
21 | Panna | 1994–95 | Madhya Pradesh | 17 | 542.67 |
22 | Dampa | 1994–95 | Mizoram | 0 | 500 |
23 | Bhadra | 1998–99 | Karnataka | 22 | 892.46 |
24 | Pench | 1998–99 | Maharashtra | 35 (contiguous with Madhya Pradesh) | 257.26 |
25 | Pakke | 1999–2000 | Arunachal Pradesh | 7 | 861.95 |
26 | Nameri | 1999–2000 | Assam | 5 | 200 |
27 | Satpura | 1999–2000 | Madhya Pradesh | 26 | 524 |
28 | Anamalai | 2008–09 | Tamil Nadu | 13 | 958 |
29 | Sitanadi | 2008–09 | Chhattisgarh | 4 | 556 |
30 | Satkosia | 2008–09 | Odisha | 3 | 796 |
31 | Kaziranga | 2008–09 | Assam | 103 | 858.98 |
32 | Achanakmar | 2008–09 | Chhattisgarh | 11 | 557.55 |
33 | Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve | 2008–09 | Karnataka | 5 | 1300 |
34 | Sanjay | 2008–09 | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 466.68 |
35 | Mudumalai | 2007 | Tamil Nadu | 103 | 321 |
36 | Nagarhole | 2008–09 | Karnataka | 101 | 642.39 |
37 | Parambikulam | 2008–09 | Kerala | 19 | 643.66 |
38 | Sahyadri | 2009–10 | Maharashtra | 7 | 1166 |
39 | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple | 2010–11 | Karnataka | 68 | 539.52 |
40 | Kawal | 2012–13 | Telangana | – | 2015.44 |
41 | Sathyamangalam | 2013–14 | Tamil Nadu | 72 | 1408.6 |
42 | Mukandra Hills | 2013–14 | Rajasthan | – | 759.99 |
43 | Nawegaon | 2013–14 | Maharashtra | 7 | 133.88 |
44 | Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam | 1982–83 | Andhra Pradesh | 74 | 3728 |
45 | Amrabad | 2014 | Telangana | – | 2611.4 |
46 | Pilibhit | 2014 | Uttar Pradesh | 65 | 602.79 |
47 | Bor | 2014 | Maharashtra | 5 | 121.1 |
48 | Rajaji | 2015 | Uttarakhand | – | 820.5 |
49 | Orang | 2016 | Assam | – | 78.81 |
50 | Kamlang | 2016 | Arunachal Pradesh | – | 783 |
51 | Srivilliputhur – Megamalai | 2021 | Tamil Nadu | 14 | 1016.57 |
52 | Ramgarh Vishdhari | 2021 | Rajasthan | 35 | 1501.89 |
53 | Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary |
2021 | Chhattisgarh | – | 1440 & 608.5 |
- Note that Amangarh Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh is a buffer zone of Jim Corbett National Park,[8] and may not be regarded as a separate tiger reserve. It has a buffer zone of 80.6 km2 (31.1 sq mi) but no core area of critical tiger habitat.[9]
Future[edit]
In addition to existing reserves, the in-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for the creation of two new tiger reserves, namely Ratapani Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh and Sunabeda Tiger Reserve in Odisha. Final approval has been accorded to Kudremukh National Park to be declared as a tiger reserve. The State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as tiger reserves: Suhelva Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, Mhadei Sanctuary in Goa, Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh and Cauvery-MM Hills in Karnataka.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jhala, Y. V.; Qureshi, Q.; Nayak, A. K. (2019). Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India 2018. Summary Report. TR No./2019/05 (PDF) (Report). New Delhi, Dehradun: National Tiger Conservation Authority & Wildlife Institute of India.
- ↑ "India's tiger population sees 33% increase". BBC. 2019.
- ↑ "2967 – What the new global Tiger number means". WWF. 2016.
- ↑ "Project Tiger" (PDF). Delhi: Government of India. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ Y.V. Jhala; R. Gopal; Q. Qureshi, eds. (2008). Status of the Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India (PDF) (Report). National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. TR 08/001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-02.
- ↑ "Tiger Estimate in India" (PDF). Public Information Brochure. New Delhi: Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI. 28 March 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ "India's tiger population rises". Deccan Chronicle. 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "National Tiger Conservation Authority". ntca.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ↑ "Tiger Reserves". Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ↑ "In-principle approval given to 4 new tiger reserves: Government". Times of India. 2016.