Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve : In News
The Madhya Pradesh government has initiated an inquiry into the alleged poaching of tigers and irregularities in the newly established Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve.
- Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is spread across Sagar, Damoh and Narsinghpur districts of Madhya Pradesh.
- Covering an expansive area of 2,339 square kilometres, it encompasses areas within the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary and Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It is the seventh tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
- It is named for Rani Durgavati, the queen of the Gondi people.
- The reserve also boasts a diverse landscape, with hills, valleys, rivers, streams, waterfalls, and grasslands.
- It straddles parts of the Narmada and Yamuna River basins.
- The Singorgarh Fort is located within the reserve.
- It is one of the few remaining strongholds for the White-Rumped and the Indian Vultures, critically endangered raptors of India.
- A green corridor linking Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) with Durgavati will be developed for the natural movement of the tiger to the new reserve.
