UP govt approves first tiger reserve in Bundelkhand region

Category : National Published on: September 30 2022

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As part of its efforts to conserve tigers, the Uttar Pradesh government has approved the establishment of the first tiger reserve in Bundelkhand's Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary.
They also approved notifying Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
With this new tiger reserve, the total number of tiger reserves in UP will go up to four.
The other three tiger reserves are: Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Lakhimpur, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Pilibhit, Amangarh Tiger Reserve (a buffer zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve) in Bijnor.
The tiger reserves of India were set up in 1973 and are governed by Project Tiger, which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Until now, India has a total of 53 protected areas that have been designated tiger reserves.