Dholpur-Karauli to be Rajasthan’s 5th tiger reserve & India’s 54th

Subject: Environment

Section: Protected Areas in news

Context:

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved Dholpur-Karauli in Rajasthan as a new tiger reserve bringing the count of tiger reserves in the country to 54.

Details:

The ministry also gave in-principle approval to declare Kumbhalgarh as a tiger reserve in Rajasthan.
Dholpur-Karauli the fifth tiger reserve in Rajasthan. The other four tiger reserves in Rajasthan are:
- Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur,
- Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar,
- Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Kota and
- Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Bundi.
Notably Rajasthan has witnessed an increase in tiger population from 32 in 2006 to 88 in 2022.

Project tiger and NTCA: https://optimizeias.com/50-years-of-project-tiger/