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Tiger Reserves in India
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Bihar Govt Plans Second Tiger Reserve
After successfully quintupling the number of tigers in less than a decade at Valmiki, Bihar is preparing to create another tiger reserve in the state. Indian state of Bihar's map of protected forests  *This image is copyright of its original author Spread across almost double the size of Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Terai the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (1342 km²) situated along the northernmost end of central India, have been identified as possible site for a tiger reserve & is being groomed as Bihar's next tiger reserve. The Kaimur forests are the biggest in the state in terms of area, tigers were spotted there until 1995. Forest officers said that the first initiative to develop Kaimur into a tiger reserve was made after several tigers and their pug marks were spotted in the area in recent times. The number of pug marks are being counted and then the proposal will be sent to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Forest Division Officer of Kaimur Vikas Ahlawat told that the process to protect other animals in the area has been initiated and the forest is under surveillance. “We have to first work on habitat improvement. From there, we have to move to safety and security for tigers in Kaimur. Only after that will we formally send a proposal to the Centre to approve and declare it as a new tiger reserve. It is a long process that is bound to take some time,” Santosh Tiwari, director of the ecology department, said. To the south the forest is connected to Palamu Tiger Reserve of Jharkhand, and to the west it has natural corridor with Sanjay & Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserves of Madhya Pradesh. VTR was nearing saturation point with the capacity to manage nearly 50 tigers. According to the latest census, there are more than 40 tigers including 31 adult tigers & above dozen cubs. Sources: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/...ve/1607748 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wild...imur-66420 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bi...2019-08-30 |
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