Madhya Pradesh notifies 'Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve' as its 7th Tiger Sanctuary:

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Category : State Published on: September 25 2023

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The Madhya Pradesh Government recently announced the establishment of the "Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve”; marking the seventh tiger reserve in the state and the 54th in the country.
Until now, MP was home to six tiger reserves – Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Satpura, Pench, Panna and Sanjay-Dubri.
MP retained the "tiger state" status in the 2022 census with the number of big cats in the state rising to 785 from 526 in 2018.
The new tiger reserve, spread across Sagar, Damoh and Narsinghpur districts.

Madhya Pradesh notifies 'Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve' as its 7th Tiger Sanctuary: