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Uttar Pradesh Approved its 4th Tiger Reserve

Recently, Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved the notification of the state’s fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) in the Chitrakoot district.

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Recently, Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved the notification of the state’s fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) in the Chitrakoot district.

Key Points:

About the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary:

  • It was notified as the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary in 1977.
  • RWS has no tigers of its own. 
  • But pugmarks of the animals are frequently seen there as tigers from nearby Panna frequent it. 
  • RWS is an important corridor for the movement of tigers.
  • Hence, Rani Tiger Reserve is being established there.

Ranipur Tiger Reserve:

  • This will be the 54th Tiger Reserve in India. 
  • Guru Ghasidas National Park of Chhattisgarh is the 53rd Tiger Reserve in India.
  • The Ranipur Tiger Reserve has tropical dry deciduous forests.
  • Fauna: such as tigers, leopards, sloth bears, spotted deer, sambhar, chinkara and a number of birds and reptiles.
  • It will be the fourth in UP, after Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh. 
  • A Ranipur Tiger Conservation Foundation will also be established for the protection and conservation of tigers in the region.