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Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It covers an area of 940 km 2 (360 sq mi) in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat. The park hosts Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, barasingha and dhole. It is also the ...
Tiger reserves were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973 and are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of Government of India. Tiger reserves consist of a core area which includes part(s) of protected areas such as a national park or a wildlife sanctuary and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non ...
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a wildlife conservation agency formed to protect the endangered Bengal tiger in India. It was established by the Government of India in December 2005 for the management of Project Tiger and the various tiger reserves in India .
In 2012, the gaur was reintroduced from Kanha National Park. [7] Bandhavgarh National Park had a small population of gaur, but due to disease passed from cattle to them, all of them died. The project of reintroduction of gaurs dealt with shifting some gaurs from Kanha National Park to Bandhavgarh. 50 animals were transferred in 2012.
Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger. [3] Additionally, there are 33 Elephant Reserves covering 80,778 km 2 (31,189 sq mi) under the Project Elephant, which may overlap with the wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves. [4] [5] [6]
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1975, under the provisions of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, in 2009.
Simlipal Tiger Reserve spans a vast area of 2,750 km 2 (1,060 sq mi), with its core zone covering 1,194.75 km 2 (461.30 sq mi). Average elevation of the reserve is around 900 m (3,000 ft) and it has notable peaks such as Khairiburu at 1,178 m (3,865 ft) and Meghasani at 1,158 m (3,799 ft); the reserve also features two impressive waterfalls: the towering Barehipani Falls, reaching a height of ...
Panna National Park was declared as one of the Tiger reserves of India in 1994/95 and placed under the protection of Project Tiger. [3] [4] The decline of tiger population in Panna has been reported several times. [5] [6] Two female tigers were relocated there from Bandhavgarh National Park and Kanha National Park in March 2009.