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Kanha Tiger Reserve encompasses an area of 940 km 2 (360 sq mi) in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. It is divided into two protected areas, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km 2 (97 and 116 sq mi), respectively. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955 and was designated tiger reserve in 1973.
As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the wild tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. [4] In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India. The wild tiger population increased to 3,682 as of 2022. [5]
Linked by the hilly Kanha-Achanakmar Corridor to the tiger reserve in Kanha, Madhya Pradesh, the sanctuary comprises 557.55 km 2 (215.27 sq mi) of forest. [4] The park is part of Mungeli And Bilaspur Forest Division in northwest Chhattisgarh, around 50 km (31 mi) north of Mungeli.
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.
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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 ...
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