India’s 14 Tiger Reserves get Global CA/TS recognition

Source: PIB

What is the News?

Environment Minister has announced that 14 Tiger Reserves from India have received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS).

Tiger Reserves that received Global CA|TS recognition:

India’s 14 tiger reserves that have received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards(CA|TS) are:

1. Manas, Kaziranga and Orang Tiger Reserve in Assam
2. Satpura, Kanha, and Panna in Madhya Pradesh
3. Pench in Maharashtra
4. Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar
5. Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh
6. Sunderbans in West Bengal
7. Parambikulam in Kerala,
8. Bandipur Tiger Reserve of Karnataka
9. Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

Note: The three most popular tiger reserves in terms of tourist visitors:  Corbett (Uttarakhand), Ranthambore (Rajasthan), and Bandhavgarh (Madhya Pradesh) do not figure in the list of 14 Tiger Reserves to get CA/TS recognition.

 What is CA|TS?

• CA|TS was officially launched in 2013. It has been developed by tiger and protected area experts.
• Purpose: It is a set of criteria that allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation.
• It also sets minimum standards for effective management of target species and encourages the assessment of these standards in relevant conservation areas.

Other News Mentioned in the Article:

Status of Leopards, Co-predators, and Megaherbivores-2018 Report:

• The Ministry of Environment has released this report. According to the report, in 2018, the number of leopards in tiger range states of India was 12,852.
• This was a significant increase when compared to 2014 where the figure stood at 7,910 leopards.
• States: A maximum of these leopards are found in Madhya Pradesh (3,421) followed by Karnataka (1,783), and Maharashtra (1,690).