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Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary was notified as a tiger reserve after a nod by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC).
Note: Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary will be India’s 52nd tiger reserve and Rajasthan’s fourth after Ranthambore, Sariska and Mukundra.
What is Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary?
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary is located mostly in Bundi district and in part in Bhilwara and Kota districts in Rajasthan.
The Government of Rajasthan declared it a sanctuary in 1982 under Section 5 of the Rajasthan Wildlife and Bird Protection Act, 1951.
Wildlife: The sanctuary is home to the Indian wolf, leopard, striped hyena, chinkara, antelope and foxes among other animals.
Significance: Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary acts as a buffer for Ranthambore National Park, which is one of the most famous wildlife sanctuaries in India.
Why is Ramgarh important for Tiger Conservation?
Experts note that while Ramgarh doesn’t have a high tiger population, it plays a critical role in the movement of tigers.
The Ramgarh sanctuary will connect the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur district in the northeast with the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in the Kota district on the southern side and become an important tiger corridor.
Furthermore, this new reserve will help in controlling the overpopulation of tigers in Ranthambore. Currently, the Ranthambore Tiger reserve houses 80 tigers over 1,334 sq km.
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s 52nd tiger reserve, Ramgarh Vishdhari notified” published in Down To Earth on 16th May 2022.
