Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve

The NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) has given the nod to Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary of Rajasthan for the Tiger Reserve.

About Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve

• It will be the 4th Tiger reserve for the state after Ranthambore, Sariska, and Mukundra tiger reserves and 52nd for the nation.

• The Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary will extend support to the increasing number of tigers in Ranthambore.

• The Tigers will be shifted in the new Tiger reserve to stabilize the increasing fight between the tigers for the resources in Ranthambore.

• Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary acts as a cushion for the Ranthambore National Park and is spread over an area of 252 square kilometers.

• The Sanctuary has diverse biodiversity and one can spot wild animals like Indian wolf, leopard, golden jackal, chinkara striped hyena, sloth bear, and nilgai in the lush green forests of Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary.

About National Tiger Conservation Authority

• The NTCA was created to strengthen tiger conservation in the nation.

• It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006.

• ‘Project Tiger’ is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme that provides the required support for the conservation of the tiger in the country. The project is preventing the endangered tigers from getting extinct.

About National Park

• A National Park is a region that is set aside by a national government for the protection of the natural habitats of animals and plants.

• The boundaries are also set for a National Park. There are 104 National Parks in India which cover around 1.33% of the geographical area of the nation (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020).

(Source: AIR)