New Tiger Reserve In Uttar Pradesh:
Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved the notification of the state’s fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) in Chitrakoot district.
- This will be the 54th Tiger Reserve in India. Guru Ghasidas National Park of Chhattisgarh is the 53rd Tiger Reserve in India.
- A Ranipur Tiger Conservation Foundation will also be established for the protection and conservation of tigers in the region.
- RWS founded in 1977, has no resident tiger.
- However, it is an important corridor for the movement of tigers, according to the Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India report by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
- The Ranipur Tiger Reserve will be the fourth in UP.
- It will also be the first in the Bundelkhand region of the state.
- There is dry deciduous forest of Bamboo, Palash, Khair, Mahua, Dhau, Saal, Tendu, etc.
- Blackduck, Chinkara, Sambar, Cheetal, Bear, Leopard, Wolf, Wild dog, Blue bull, etc.
- Other Tiger Reserves in UP:
- Dudhwa National Park
- Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
- Amangarh Tiger Reserve
