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{{ | {{Short description|Conservation and protection areas for Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in India}} | ||
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| name = Tiger reserves of India | |||
| image = Rocket, A Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) on the pakki patri area at Pilibhit tiger reserve.jpg | |||
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| image_caption = A [[Bengal tiger]] at [[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve]] | |||
| location = India | |||
| area_km2 = 84500 | |||
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| established = 1973 | |||
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| administrator = [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]] | |||
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India is home to about 70% of the global wild tiger population. The [[Government of India]] launched [[Project Tiger]] in 1973, as a part of [[tiger conservation]] efforts. The initiative led to the establishment of dedicated tiger reserves — protected areas specifically designated for the conservation of tigers and its habitats, with the objective of ensuring a viable natural population of tigers. The [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]] was established in 2005 for the management of these tiger reserves. Each tiger reserve consists of a proteced core zone, free from human activity, and a buffer zone, where sustainable activities and regulated tourism are allowed. | |||
{{As of|2025}}, there are 58 tiger reserves, covering {{cvt|84500|km2}}. The wild tiger population, which was recorded at 1,411 individuals in 2006, had grown to 3,682 in 2022. [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] have the most number of tiger reserves with six each. [[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve|Nagarjunasagar Srisailam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], covering {{cvt|3,296.31|km2}}, is the largest by area while the smallest is [[Orang National Park|Orang]] in Assam, with an area of {{cvt|492|km2}}. [[Jim Corbett National Park|Jim Corbett]] holds the largest population of tigers (231), while no tigers were recorded in the [[Dampa Tiger Reserve|Dampa]], [[Buxa Tiger Reserve|Buxa]], and [[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamau]] tiger reserves. | |||
== | == Project Tiger == | ||
[[Project Tiger]] was initiated in 1973 as per the [[Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972]] by the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]] of the [[Government of India]]. Under the project, dedicated protected areas called tiger reserves, were initiated to protect the [[Bengal tiger]] and its habitats. These reserves were established with an aim to ensure a viable, healthy population of wild tigers in India, free-ranging in their [[natural habitat]].<ref name="PT">{{cite web|title=Project Tiger|publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority|url=https://ntca.gov.in/about-us/#project-tiger|access-date=1 April 2024|archive-date=5 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405081950/https://ntca.gov.in/about-us/#project-tiger|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, the [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]] was established to administer the tiger reserves.<ref name="PT"/> | |||
Amongst the core objectives of the tiger reserves is to protect the tiger population from threats such as [[poaching]], habitat loss, and [[human-wildlife conflict]]. These reserves also aim to maintain the ecological integrity of tiger habitats, and to promote education, and awareness about [[tiger conservation]]. The tiger reserves also serve as key sites for monitoring tiger populations, studying their behavior, and research such as the impact of [[climate change]] and human encroachment on wildlife. These reserves also aim to maintain a [[genetic diversity]] by establishing wildlife corridors that allow tigers to migrate and interbreed across landscapes.<ref name="Reserve">{{cite report|title=Tiger reserves|publisher=[[National Tiger Conservation Authority]]|url=https://ntca.gov.in/tiger-reserves/#tiger-reserves-2|access-date=1 April 2024|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325183112/https://ntca.gov.in/tiger-reserves/#tiger-reserves-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="guidelines">{{cite web|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/COMPENDIUM%20OF%20GUIDELINES.pdf|title=Project Tiger|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002055640/http://projecttiger.nic.in/COMPENDIUM%20OF%20GUIDELINES.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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The tiger reserves consist of a strictly protected core area where human activity is prohibited, and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non-forested land. Eco-development and community participation are encouraged in the buffer zones.<ref name="PT"/> While the union government provides funding, the state governments are responsible for preparing a Tiger Conservation Plan which includes planning and management of notified areas and maintaining the requisite competent staff to ensure the protection of the tiger reserve and providing inputs for maintaining a viable population of tigers, co-predators and prey animals.<ref name="Reserve"/><ref name="guidelines"/> | |||
==List of tiger reserves== | ==Tiger population== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | [[File:Growth in Tiger population.jpg|thumb|Growth in Tiger population]] | ||
{{See also|List of Indian states by wildlife population}} | |||
In 2006, it was estimated that there were 1,411 tigers living in the wild, the lowest ever recorded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49148174|title=India's tiger population sees 33% increase|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2019|access-date=2019-07-29|archive-date=2019-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801021152/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49148174|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2010 national tiger assessment estimated the total population of wild tigers in India at 1,706. The wild tiger population in India was 2,226 in 2014, an increase of 30.5% from the 2010 estimate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/tiger-brochure.pdf|title=Tiger Estimate in India|page=9|publisher=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Government of India]]|date=28 March 2011|access-date=21 June 2011|archive-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612082807/http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/tiger-brochure.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In 2018, according to the [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]], there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India.<ref name="Report">{{cite report|author1=Qureshi, Q.|author2=Jhala, Y. V.|author3=Yadav, S. P.|author4=Mallick, A.|name-list-style=amp|year=2023|title=Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India 2022|publisher=[[National Tiger Conservation Authority]] and [[Wildlife Institute of India]]|url=https://wii.gov.in/images//images/documents/publications/statu_tiger_copredators-2022.pdf|access-date=2024-04-10|archive-date=2024-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505145403/https://wii.gov.in/images//images/documents/publications/statu_tiger_copredators-2022.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> As per the 2022 census, there were 3,682 wild tigers in India, which is about 70% of the global wild tiger population.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://ntca.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Stripes_Vol14_1_Jul25_compressed.pdf|title=2022 tiger census|work=[[National Tiger Conservation Authority]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> Amongst the tiger reserves, [[Jim Corbett national park|Jim Corbett]] had the maximum tiger population (231) and the highest density of tigers (14).<ref>{{cite report|title=Assessment of forest cover of India's Tiger Reserves|url=https://fsi.nic.in/isfr-2021/chapter-4.pdf|work=FSI|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> | |||
== Tiger reserves == | |||
In 1973, nine protected areas were initially designated as tiger reserves. By the late 1980s, the initial nine reserves covering an area of {{cvt|9115|km2}} had been increased to 15 reserves covering an area of {{cvt|24700|km2}}. More than 1,100 tigers were estimated to inhabit the reserves by 1984.<ref>{{cite book|author=Panwar, H. S.|year=1987|chapter=Project Tiger: The reserves, the tigers, and their future|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YdC-wfyZwZEC&pg=PA110|pages=110–117|title=Tigers of the world: the biology, biopolitics, management, and conservation of an endangered species|editor1-last=Tilson, R. L.|editor2-last=Sel, U. S.|publisher=[[Minnesota Zoological Garden]], IUCN/SSC Captive Breeding Group, IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group|location=Park Ridge, N.J.|isbn=978-0-815-51133-5}}</ref> By 1997, there were 23 tiger reserves, encompassing an area of {{cvt|33000|km2}}.<ref>{{cite book|editor1=Seidensticker, J.|editor2=Christie, S.|editor3=Jackson, P.|year=1999|title=Riding the Tiger. Tiger Conservation in human-dominated landscapes|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|place=[[Cambridge]]|isbn=978-0-521-64057-2 |author=Thapar, V.|chapter=The tragedy of the Indian tiger: starting from scratch|pages=296–306}}</ref> {{As of|March 2025}}, there are 58 [[protected area]]s that have been designated as tiger reserves.<ref>{{cite news |title=Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh becomes India's 58th Tiger Reserve |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/why-has-india-got-another-tiger-reserve/article69333519.ece |date=16 March 2025 |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | |||
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=== List === | |||
{{location map+|India|float=left|width=999|caption=Tiger reserves in India (Source: [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]]<ref>{{cite report|title=MEE summary report |url=https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/MEE/MEE_summary_report_2023.pdf|access-date=1 April 2024 |publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority}}</ref>) | |||
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{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Bandipur National Park|Bandipur]] |lat= 11.9889 |long=76.4647 |link=[[Bandipur National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary|Achanakmar]] |lat= 22.5052 |long=82.7787 |link=[[Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Anamalai Tiger Reserve|Anamalai]] |lat= 10.4170 |long=77.0567 |link=[[Anamalai Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Bandhavgarh National Park|Bandhavgarh]] |lat= 23.23 |long=80.44 |link=[[Bandhavgarh National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary|Bhadra]] |lat= 13.6949 |long=75.6352 |link=[[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Biligiriranga Hills|Biligiri]] |lat= 11.55 |long=77.51 |link=[[Biligiriranga Hills]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary|Bor]] |lat= 20.5839 |long=78.4033 |link=[[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Buxa Tiger Reserve|Buxa]] |lat= 26.39 |long=89.3448 |link=[[Buxa Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Dampa Tiger Reserve|Dampa]] |lat= 23.566667 |long=92.366667 |link=[[Dampa Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Dudhwa National Park|Dudhwa]] |lat= 28.226 |long=80.47 |link=[[Dudhwa National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Indravati National Park|Indravati]] |lat= 18.51 |long=80.16 |link=[[Indravati National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Jim Corbett National Park|Corbett]] |lat= 29.53 |long=78.7747 |link=[[Jim Corbett National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve|Kalakkad]] |lat= 8.4183 |long=77.1995 |link=[[Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Kali Tiger Reserve|Kali]] |lat= 14.9981 |long=74.3587 |link=[[Kali Tiger Reacserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary|Kamlang]] |lat= 27.967 |long=96.06 |link=[[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha]] |lat= 22.15 |long=80.261 |link=[[Kanha Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Dholpur—Karauli Tiger Reserve|Dholpur—Karauli]] |lat= 26.5071 |long=77.2865 |link=[[Dholpur—Karauli Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary|Kawal]] |lat= 18.59 |long=79.15 |link=[[Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Kaziranga National Park|Kaziranga]] |lat= 26.5775 |long=93.1711 |link=[[Kaziranga National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Manas National Park|Manas]] |lat= 26.6889 |long=90.46 |link=[[Manas National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Melghat]] |lat= 21.406 |long=77.1485 |link=[[Melghat]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Mudumalai National Park|Mudumalai]] |lat= 11.31549 |long=76.21289 |link=[[Mudumalai National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve|Mukandra Hills]] |lat= 24.868 |long=75.856 |link=[[Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Nagarhole National Park|Nagarhole]] |lat= 12.9036 |long=76.3040|link=[[Nagarhole National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve|Srisailam]] |lat= 16.0304 |long=78.7904 |link=[[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Namdapha National Park|Namdapha]] |lat= 27.4455 |long=96.5358 |link=[[Namdapha National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Nameri National Park|Nameri]] |lat= 26.9324 |long=92.8772 |link=[[Nameri National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Navegaon National Park|Navegaon]] |lat= 20.56 |long=80.1 |link=[[Navegaon National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Orang National Park|Orang]] |lat= 26.5568148 |long=92.3279016 |link=[[Orang National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Pakke Tiger Reserve|Pakke]] |lat= 27.0984 |long=93.5772 |link=[[Pakke Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamau]] |lat= 23.685 |long=84.2353 |link=[[Palamau Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Panna National Park|Panna]] |lat= 24.17 |long=79.3 |link=[[Panna National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Parambikulam Tiger Reserve|Parambikulam]] |lat= 10.2300 |long=76.4230 |link=[[Parambikulam Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Pench National Park|Pench-MH]] |lat= 21.0415 |long=79.041 |link=[[Pench National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Pench Tiger Reserve|Pench-MP]] |lat= 21.3855 |long=79.0851 |link=[[Pench Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] |lat= 9.175604 |long=76.561212 |link=[[Periyar National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve|Pilibhit]] |lat= 28.718811 |long=80.071968 |link=[[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Rajaji National Park|Rajaji]] |lat= 30.0329 |long=78.1022 |link=[[Rajaji National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary|Ramgarh]] |lat= 25.59 |long=75.19 |link=[[Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary|Ranipur]] |lat= 25.4613 |long=80.3617 |link=[[Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambore]] |lat= 26.0173 |long=76.5026 |link=[[Ranthambore National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Sahyadri Tiger Reserve|Sahyadri]] |lat= 16.58 |long=73.33 |link=[[Sahyadri Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Sanjay National Park|Sanjay]] |lat= 23.3824 |long=81.783 |link=[[Sanjay National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Sariska Tiger Reserve|Sariska]] |lat= 27.3855 |long=76.3231 |link=[[Sariska Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam]] |lat= 11.1215 |long=76.5978 |link=[[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Satkosia Tiger Reserve|Satkosia]] |lat= 20.2512 |long=84.402 |link=[[Satkosia Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Satpura Tiger Reserve|Satpura]] |lat= 22.19 |long=77.53|link=[[Satpura Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Simlipal National Park|Simlipal]] |lat= 22.34 |long=87.1 |link=[[Simlipal National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary|Sitanadi]] |lat= 19.55 |long=80.3 |link=[[Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve|Srivilliputhur]] |lat= 9.3430 |long=77.3330 |link=[[Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Sundarbans National Park|Sundarbans]] |lat= 21.8359 |long=88.8842 |link=[[Sundarbans National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba]] |lat= 20.160 |long=79.2400 |link=[[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Valmiki National Park|Valmiki]] |lat= 26.7 |long=84.7 |link=[[Valmiki National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary|Veerangana]] |lat= 23.7223 |long=79.1625 |link=[[Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Amrabad Tiger Reserve|Amrabad]] |lat= 16.5957 |long=78.8335 |link=[[Amrabad]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve|Tamor Pingla]] |lat= 23.728570 |long=82.496944 |link=[[Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=right|label=[[Ratapani Tiger Reserve|Ratapani]] |lat= 22.688 |long=77.722 |link=[[Ratapani Tiger Reserve]]| marksize=9}} | |||
{{location map~|India|position=left|label=[[Madhav National Park|Madhav]] |lat= 25.5 |long=77.816667 |link=[[Madhav National Park]]| marksize=9}} | |||
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|+List of tiger reserves<ref name="Reserv1">{{cite web|url=https://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/trd_8222.aspx|title=Tiger Reserves of India|access-date=1 April 2024 |publisher=Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, [[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref name ="Tiger reserves of India">{{cite report|title=MEE summary report |url=https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/MEE/MEE_summary_report_2023.pdf|access-date=1 April 2024 |publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority}}</ref> | |||
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|[[Bandipur National Park|Bandipur]] || 1973–74 | ! rowspan="2" | {{tooltip|Inclusion|Year of inclusion under project tiger}} | ||
|Karnataka | ! rowspan="2" | {{tooltip|Last notified|Year of notification/re-notification as a tiger reserve.}} | ||
| | ! rowspan="2" | {{tooltip|State|The Indian state where the reserve is located at.}} | ||
| | ! class="unsortable" ! rowspan="2" | {{tooltip|Location|Click on the link to see the approx. location, maps and arial images of the reserve provided by global services.}} | ||
! rowspan="2" | Tiger population <br> (2022)<ref name="Report"/> | |||
! colspan="3" | Area (in km<sup>2</sup>) | |||
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! Core !! Buffer !! Total | |||
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| [[Bandipur National Park|Bandipur]] || 1973–74 || 2007 || [[Karnataka]] || {{coord|11|39|42|N|76|37|38|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 150 || 872.24 || 584.06 || 1,456.3 | |||
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| | | [[Jim Corbett National Park|Corbett]]{{efn|name=Amangarh|[[Amangarh Tiger Reserve]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] is a [[buffer zone]] of [[Jim Corbett National Park]] and may not be regarded as a separate tiger reserve. It has a buffer zone of {{cvt|80.6|km2}} but no core area of critical tiger habitat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Reserves|url=https://wii.gov.in/nwdc_tigerreserves|access-date=9 January 2021|publisher=[[Wildlife Institute of India]]|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113182701/https://wii.gov.in/nwdc_tigerreserves|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Reserves|url=https://ntca.gov.in/tiger-reserves/#tiger-reserves-2|access-date=19 January 2021|publisher=[[National Tiger Conservation Authority]]|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325183112/https://ntca.gov.in/tiger-reserves/#tiger-reserves-2|url-status=live}}</ref>}} || 1973–74 || 2010 || [[Uttarakhand]] || {{coord|29|32|55|N|78|56|7|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 260 || 821.99 || 466.32 || 1,288.31 | ||
|[[Jim Corbett National Park| | |||
|Uttarakhand | |||
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| [[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha]] || 1973–74 || 2007 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|22|13|39|N|80|38|42|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 105 || 917.43 || 1,134.36 || 2,051.79 | |||
|[[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha]] || 1973–74 | |||
|Madhya Pradesh | |||
|80 | |||
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| [[Manas National Park|Manas]] || 1973–74 || 2008 || [[Assam]] || {{coord|26|43|0|N|90|56|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 58 || 526.22 || 2,310.88 || 2,837.10 | |||
|[[Manas National Park|Manas]] || 1973–74 | |||
|Assam | |||
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| [[Melghat]] || 1973–74 || 2007 || [[Maharashtra]] || {{coord|21|26|45|N|77|11|50|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 57 || 1,500.49 || 1,268.03 || 2,768.52 | |||
|[[Melghat]] ||1973–74 | |||
|Maharashtra | |||
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| [[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamau]] || 1973–74 || 2012 || [[Jharkhand]] || {{coord|23|41|20|N|84|14|56|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 414.08 || 715.85 || 1,129.93 | |||
|[[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamau]] || 1973–74 | |||
|Jharkhand | |||
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|414.93 | |||
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| [[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambore]] || 1973–74 || 2007 || [[Rajasthan]] || {{coord|26|01|02|N|76|30|09|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 57 || 1,113.36 || 297.92 || 1,411.29 | |||
|[[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambore]] ||1973–74 | |||
|Rajasthan | |||
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| [[Simlipal National Park|Similipal]] || 1973–74 || 2007 || [[Odisha]] || {{coord|21|50|0|N|86|20|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 16 || 1,194.75 || 1,555.25 || 2,750 | |||
|[[Simlipal National Park|Similipal]] ||1973–74 | |||
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| [[Sundarbans National Park|Sunderbans]] || 1973–74 || 2007 || [[West Bengal]] || {{coord|21|50|17|N|88|53|07|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 100 || 1,699.62 || 885.27 || 2,584.89 | |||
|[[Sundarbans National Park|Sunderbans]] ||1973–74 | |||
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| [[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] || 1978–79 || 2007 || [[Kerala]] || {{coord|9|34|39|N|77|10|48|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 30 || 881.00 || 44.00 || 925.00 | |||
|[[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] ||1978–79 | |||
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| [[Sariska Tiger Reserve|Sariska]] || 1978–79 || 2007 || [[Rajasthan]] || {{coord|27|19|3|N|76|26|13|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 19 || 881.11 || 332.23 || 1,213.34 | |||
|[[Sariska Tiger Reserve|Sariska]] ||1978–79 | |||
|Rajasthan | |||
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|881 | |||
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| [[Buxa Tiger Reserve|Buxa]] || 1982–83 || 2009 || [[West Bengal]] || {{coord|26|39|0|N|89|34|48|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 390.58 || 367.32 || 757.90 | |||
|[[Buxa Tiger Reserve|Buxa]] ||1982–83 | |||
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| [[Indravati National Park|Indravati]] || 1982–83 || 2009 || [[Chhattisgarh]] || {{coord|19|12|18|N|81|1|53|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 1,258.37 || 1,540.70 || 2,799.07 | |||
|[[Indravati National Park|Indravati]] ||1982–83 | |||
|Chhattisgarh | |||
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| [[Namdapha National Park|Namdapha]] || 1982–83 || 1987 || [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || {{coord|27|29|0|N|96|23|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 1,807.82 || 245.00 || 2,052.82 | |||
|[[Namdapha National Park|Namdapha]] ||1982–83 | |||
|Arunachal Pradesh | |||
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| [[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve|Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam]] || 1982–83 || 2007 || [[Andhra Pradesh]] || {{coord|16|18|0|N|78|59|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 58 || 2,595.72 || 700.59 || 3,296.31 | |||
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| | | [[Dudhwa National Park|Dudhwa]] || 1987–88 || 2010 || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || {{coord|28|30.5|0|N|80|40.8|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 135 || 1,093.79 || 1,107.98 || 2,201.77 | ||
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| | | [[Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve|Kalakad-Mundanthurai]] || 1988–89 || 2007 || [[Tamil Nadu]] || {{coord|8|41|0|N|77|19|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 5 || 895.00 || 706.54 || 1,601.54 | ||
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| | | [[Valmiki National Park|Valmiki]] || 1989–90 || 2012 || [[Bihar]] || {{coord|27|19|54|N|84|9|45|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 54 || 598.45 || 300.93 || 899.38 | ||
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| [[Pench Tiger Reserve|Pench (M.P.)]] || 1992–93 || 2007 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|21|41|35|N|79|14|54|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 77 || 411.33 || 768.30 || 1,179.63 | |||
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| [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba-Andhari]] || 1993–94 || 2007 || [[Maharashtra]] || {{coord|20|16|0|N|79|24|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} ||97 || 625.82 || 1,101.77 || 1,727.59 | |||
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| [[Bandhavgarh National Park|Bandhavgarh]] || 1993–94 || 2007 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|23|41|58|N|80|57|43|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} ||135 || 716.9 || 820.03 || 1,536.93 | |||
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| [[Panna National Park|Panna]] || 1994–95 || 2007 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|24|43|49.6|N|80|0|38.8|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 55 || 576.13 || 1,021.97 || 1,598.10 | |||
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| | | [[Dampa Tiger Reserve|Dampa]] || 1994–95 || 2007 || [[Mizoram]] || {{coord|23|34|0|N|92|22|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 500.00 || 488.00 || 988.00 | ||
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| [[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary|Bhadra]] || 1998–99 || 2007 || [[Karnataka]] || {{coord|13|41|43.72|N|75|38|12.53|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 28 || 492.46 || 571.83 || 1,064.29 | |||
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| [[Pench Tiger Reserve|Pench]] (MH) || 1998–99 || 2007 || [[Maharashtra]] || {{coord|21|41|35|N|79|14|54|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 48 || 257.26 || 483.96 || 741.22 | |||
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| | | [[Pakke Tiger Reserve|Pakke]] || 1999–00 || 2012 || [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || {{coord|27|05|0|N|92|51.5|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 6 || 683.45 || 515.00 || 1,198.45 | ||
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| | | [[Nameri National Park|Nameri]] || 1999–00 || 2000 || [[Assam]] || {{coord|27|0|36|N|92|47|24|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 3 || 320.00 || 144.00 || 464.00 | ||
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| [[Satpura Tiger Reserve|Satpura]] || 1999–00 || 2007 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|22|29|42|N|78|13|52|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 50 || 1,339.26 || 794.04 || 2,133.31 | |||
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| [[Anamalai Tiger Reserve|Anamalai]] || 2008–09 || 2007 || [[Tamil Nadu]] || {{coord|10.4170|0|00|N|77.0567|0|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 16 || 958.59 || 521.28 || 1,479.87 | |||
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| [[Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary|Udanti–Sitanadi]] || 2008–09 || 2009 || [[Chhattisgarh]] || {{coord|20.1857|0|00|N|81.9362|0|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 851.09 || 991.45 || 1,842.54 | |||
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| [[Satkosia Tiger Reserve|Satkosia]] || 2008–09 || 2007 || [[Odisha]] || {{coord|20|32|24|N|84|49|54|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 523.61 || 440.26 || 963.87 | |||
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| [[Kaziranga National Park|Kaziranga]] || 2008–09 || 2007 || [[Assam]] || {{coord|26|40|0|N|93|21|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 104 || 625.58 || 548.00 || 1,173.58 | |||
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| [[Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary|Achanakmar]] || 2008–09 || 2009 || [[Chhattisgarh]] || {{coord|22|26|11.6|N|81|50|18.5|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 5 || 626.19 || 287.82 || 914.02 | |||
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| [[Kali Tiger Reserve|Kali]] || 2008–09 || 2007 || [[Karnataka]] || {{coord|14|57|23.04|N|74|15|7.56|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 17 || 814.88 || 282.63 || 1,097.51 | |||
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| [[Sanjay National Park|Sanjay Dhubri]] || 2008–09 || 2011 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|23|53|7|N|82|3|19|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 16 || 812.57 || 861.93 || 1,674.5 | |||
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| [[Mudumalai National Park|Mudumalai]] || 2008–09 || 2007 || [[Tamil Nadu]] || {{coord|11|36|0|N|76|30|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 114 || 321.00 || 367.59 || 688.59 | |||
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| [[Nagarhole National Park|Nagarhole]] || 2008–09 || 2007 || [[Karnataka]] || {{coord|12|3|36|N|76|9|4|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 141 || 643.35 || 562.41 || 1,205.76 | |||
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| [[Parambikulam Tiger Reserve|Parambikulam]] || 2008–09 || 2009 || [[Kerala]] || {{coord|10|23|0|N|76|42|30|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 31 || 390.89 || 252.77 || 643.66 | |||
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| | | [[Sahyadri Tiger Reserve|Sahyadri]] || 2009–10 || 2012 || [[Maharashtra]] || {{coord|17|29|10|N|73|48|32|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 612.00 || 565.45 || 1,165.57 | ||
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| | | [[Biligiriranga Hills|Biligiri Ranganatha Temple]] || 2010–11 || 2007 || [[Karnataka]] || {{coord|11|59|38|N|77|8|26|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 37 || 359.10 || 215.72 || 574.82 | ||
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| [[Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary|Kawal]] || 2012–13 || 2012 || [[Telangana]] || {{coord|18|59|38|N|79|15|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 892.23 || 1,123.21 || 2,015.44 | |||
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| | | [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam]] || 2013–14 || 2013 || [[Tamil Nadu]] || {{coord|11|38|24|N|77|13|34|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 85 || 793.49 || 614.91 || 1,408.40 | ||
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| [[Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve|Mukandra Hills]] || 2013–14 || 2013 || [[Rajasthan]] || {{coord|24|52|05|N|75|51|22|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 417.17 || 342.82 || 759.99 | |||
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| | | [[Navegaon National Park|Nawegaon–Nagzira]] || 2013–14 || 2015 || [[Maharashtra]] || {{coord|20|56|0|N|80|10|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 11 || 653.67 || 1,241.27 || 1,894.94 | ||
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| | | [[Amrabad Tiger Reserve|Amrabad]]|| 2014 || 2015 || [[Telangana]] || {{coord|16.38|0|00|N|78.83|0|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 12 || 2,166.37 || 445.02 || 2,611.39 | ||
|Amrabad ||2014 | |||
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| [[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve|Pilibhit]] || 2014 || 2014 || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || {{coord|28|43|7.7196|N|80|4|19.0848|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 63 || 602.79 || 127.45 || 730.25 | |||
|[[Pilibhit Tiger Reserve|Pilibhit]] ||2014 | |||
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| [[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary|Bor]] || 2014 || 2012 || [[Maharashtra]] || {{coord|20|58|39|N|78|40|33|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 9 || 138.12 || 678.15 || 816.27 | |||
|[[Bor Wildlife Sanctuary|Bor]] ||2014 | |||
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| [[Rajaji National Park|Rajaji]] || 2015 || 2015 || [[Uttarakhand]] || {{coord|30|03|29|N|78|10|22|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 54 || 819.54 || 255.63 || 1,075.17 | |||
|[[Rajaji National Park|Rajaji]] ||2015 | |||
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| [[Orang National Park|Orang]] || 2016 || 2016 || [[Assam]] || {{coord|26|33|25|N|92|19|40|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 16 || 79.28 || 413.18 || 492.46 | |||
|[[Orang National Park|Orang]] ||2016 | |||
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| [[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary|Kamlang]] || 2016 || 2017 || [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || {{coord|27|40|0|N|96|26|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 671.00 || 112.00 || 783.00 | |||
|[[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary|Kamlang]] ||2016 | |||
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| [[Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve|Srivilliputhur–Megamalai]] || 2021 || 2021 || [[Tamil Nadu]] || {{coord|09|23|38|N|77|21|51|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 12 || 641.86 || 374.7 || 1,016.57 | |||
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| | | [[Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary|Ramgarh Vishdhari]] || 2022 || 2022 || [[Rajasthan]] || {{coord|25|59|0|N|75|19|0|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 1 || 481.91 || 1,019.99 || 1,501.90 | ||
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| [[Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary|Ranipur]] || 2022 || 2022 || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || {{coord|24.96|0|00|N|81.064|0|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 230.31 || 299.05 || 529.36 | |||
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| | | [[Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary|Veerangana Durgavati]] || 2023 || 2023 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|23.54|0|00|N|79.72|0|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 1,414.00 || 925.12 || 2,339.12 | ||
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|Chhattisgarh | | [[Dholpur—Karauli Tiger Reserve|Dholpur-Karauli]]|| 2023 || 2023 || [[Rajasthan]] || {{coord|26.5|0|00|N|77.02|0|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 599.64 || 0.00 || 599.64 | ||
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| | | [[Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve|Guru Ghasidas–Tamor Pingla]] || 2024 || 2024 || [[Chhattisgarh]] || {{coord|23|36|07|N|82|28|19|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 2,049.23 || 780.15 || 2,829.38 | ||
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| [[Ratapani Tiger Reserve|Ratapani]] || 2024 || 2024 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|22|55|3.1|N|77|43|20|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 0 || 763.81 || 507.65 || 1,271.47 | |||
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| [[Madhav National Park|Madhav]] || 2024 || 2024 || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{coord|25|30|00|N|77|49|00|E|region:NP_type:landmark_source:enwiki}} || 5 || 355.00 || 1,276.00 || 1,751.00 | |||
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==See also== | |||
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* [[Project Tiger]] | |||
* [[National Tiger Conservation Authority]] | |||
* [[Wildlife Institute of India]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Tiger reserves of India | |
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| Location | India |
| Area | 84,500 km2 (32,600 sq mi) |
| Established | 1973 |
| Administrator | National Tiger Conservation Authority |
India is home to about 70% of the global wild tiger population. The Government of India launched Project Tiger in 1973, as a part of tiger conservation efforts. The initiative led to the establishment of dedicated tiger reserves — protected areas specifically designated for the conservation of tigers and its habitats, with the objective of ensuring a viable natural population of tigers. The National Tiger Conservation Authority was established in 2005 for the management of these tiger reserves. Each tiger reserve consists of a proteced core zone, free from human activity, and a buffer zone, where sustainable activities and regulated tourism are allowed.
As of 2025[update], there are 58 tiger reserves, covering 84,500 km2 (32,600 sq mi). The wild tiger population, which was recorded at 1,411 individuals in 2006, had grown to 3,682 in 2022. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have the most number of tiger reserves with six each. Nagarjunasagar Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, covering 3,296.31 km2 (1,272.71 sq mi), is the largest by area while the smallest is Orang in Assam, with an area of 492 km2 (190 sq mi). Jim Corbett holds the largest population of tigers (231), while no tigers were recorded in the Dampa, Buxa, and Palamau tiger reserves.
Project Tiger[edit | edit source]
Project Tiger was initiated in 1973 as per the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India. Under the project, dedicated protected areas called tiger reserves, were initiated to protect the Bengal tiger and its habitats. These reserves were established with an aim to ensure a viable, healthy population of wild tigers in India, free-ranging in their natural habitat.[1] In 2006, the National Tiger Conservation Authority was established to administer the tiger reserves.[1]
Amongst the core objectives of the tiger reserves is to protect the tiger population from threats such as poaching, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict. These reserves also aim to maintain the ecological integrity of tiger habitats, and to promote education, and awareness about tiger conservation. The tiger reserves also serve as key sites for monitoring tiger populations, studying their behavior, and research such as the impact of climate change and human encroachment on wildlife. These reserves also aim to maintain a genetic diversity by establishing wildlife corridors that allow tigers to migrate and interbreed across landscapes.[2][3]
The tiger reserves consist of a strictly protected core area where human activity is prohibited, and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non-forested land. Eco-development and community participation are encouraged in the buffer zones.[1] While the union government provides funding, the state governments are responsible for preparing a Tiger Conservation Plan which includes planning and management of notified areas and maintaining the requisite competent staff to ensure the protection of the tiger reserve and providing inputs for maintaining a viable population of tigers, co-predators and prey animals.[2][3]
Tiger population[edit | edit source]

In 2006, it was estimated that there were 1,411 tigers living in the wild, the lowest ever recorded.[4] The 2010 national tiger assessment estimated the total population of wild tigers in India at 1,706. The wild tiger population in India was 2,226 in 2014, an increase of 30.5% from the 2010 estimate.[5]
In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India.[6] As per the 2022 census, there were 3,682 wild tigers in India, which is about 70% of the global wild tiger population.[7] Amongst the tiger reserves, Jim Corbett had the maximum tiger population (231) and the highest density of tigers (14).[8]
Tiger reserves[edit | edit source]
In 1973, nine protected areas were initially designated as tiger reserves. By the late 1980s, the initial nine reserves covering an area of 9,115 km2 (3,519 sq mi) had been increased to 15 reserves covering an area of 24,700 km2 (9,500 sq mi). More than 1,100 tigers were estimated to inhabit the reserves by 1984.[9] By 1997, there were 23 tiger reserves, encompassing an area of 33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi).[10] As of March 2025[update], there are 58 protected areas that have been designated as tiger reserves.[11]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Project Tiger". National Tiger Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tiger reserves (Report). National Tiger Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Project Tiger" (PDF). Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "India's tiger population sees 33% increase". BBC News. 2019. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Tiger Estimate in India" (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. March 28, 2011. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Qureshi, Q.; Jhala, Y. V.; Yadav, S. P. & Mallick, A. (2023). Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India 2022 (PDF) (Report). National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ↑ 2022 tiger census (PDF). National Tiger Conservation Authority (Report). Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ↑ Assessment of forest cover of India's Tiger Reserves (PDF). FSI (Report). Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ↑ Panwar, H. S. (1987). "Project Tiger: The reserves, the tigers, and their future". In Tilson, R. L.; Sel, U. S. (eds.). Tigers of the world: the biology, biopolitics, management, and conservation of an endangered species. Park Ridge, N.J.: Minnesota Zoological Garden, IUCN/SSC Captive Breeding Group, IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 110–117. ISBN 978-0-815-51133-5.
- ↑ Thapar, V. (1999). "The tragedy of the Indian tiger: starting from scratch". In Seidensticker, J.; Christie, S.; Jackson, P. (eds.). Riding the Tiger. Tiger Conservation in human-dominated landscapes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 296–306. ISBN 978-0-521-64057-2.
- ↑ "Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh becomes India's 58th Tiger Reserve". The Hindu. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ MEE summary report (PDF) (Report). National Tiger Conservation Authority. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Tiger Reserves of India". Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ MEE summary report (PDF) (Report). National Tiger Conservation Authority. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Tiger Reserves". Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Tiger Reserves". National Tiger Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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- ↑ Amangarh Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh is a buffer zone of Jim Corbett National Park 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.[15][16]