Tiger Reserves in India

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Nagarhole National Park located in Southern Karnataka is a tiger reserve covering 647 sq.km. According to the 2018 census, there were 110 tigers in this reserve making it one of the highest density of tigers in the country. So, the state govt. has notified for addition of 200 sq.km of reserve forest to be merged into the national park. (Reserve Forest in India are those areas of forests which are eyed by the govt for various purposes and to declare so makes it easier for govt to clear it. It us not the best quality of forest, though). Nagarhole and Bandipur have reached their carrying capacities in terms of tiger numbers and they act as a source sink of South Indian tigers especially given the divergent subpopulations that exist  within this landscape. It is imperative that these national parks are allowed to grow.



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