Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve: In News
Marking the state’s first inter-state tiger translocation and the country’s second, a tigress is set to be airlifted from the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to around 800 km away in Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in Rajasthan’s Bundi in the next few weeks.
- It is located in Rajasthan’s Bundi district.
- Spread over 1,501.89 sq.km., the reserve has a 481.90 sq.km. core area and a 1,019.98 sq.km. buffer zone.
- It is strategically positioned to serve as a crucial corridor between the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve to the northeast and the Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve to the south.
- It was notified as a tiger reserve on May 16, 2022.
- The Mez River, a tributary of the Chambal River, meanders through the reserve.
- The reserve’s topography is characterized by the rugged terrains of the Aravalli and Vindhyan mountain ranges, interspersed with valleys and plateaus.
- The area is dominated by leopards and sloth bears.
- Other important fauna include the Jungle cat, Golden jackal, Hyaena, Crested Porcupine, Indian Hedgehog, Rhesus macaque, hanuman langur, etc.
