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Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary has received a nod from the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s(NTCA) technical committee to become the Tiger reserve.
Note: Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary will become the 4th Tiger reserve of Rajasthan and the 52nd Tiger Reserve of India.
About Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary:
- Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary is located in Bundi district of Rajasthan.It was notified as a wildlife sanctuary in 1982.
- Area: The area comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara and territorial forest blocks of Bundi and Indargarh has been identified as a Tiger Reserve.
- Significance: Ramgarh sanctuary falls under the buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR).
- Villages: The core area of the Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary has eight villages.
- Flora: It consists of Dhok, Khair, Salar, Khirni trees with some Mango and Ber trees.
- Fauna: It consists of birds and animals like Leopard, Sambhar, Wild boar, Chinkara, Sloth bear, Indian Wolf, Hyena, Jackal, Fox, deer and Crocodile.
Tiger Reserves in Rajasthan: Currently, Rajasthan has three tiger reserves namely:
- Ranthambore Tiger Reserve(RTR) in Sawai Madhopur,
- Sariska Tiger Reserve(STR) in Alwar and
- Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve(MHTR) in Kota.
Source: TOI
