{"id":373426,"date":"2026-10-08T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373426"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:30:29","slug":"veerangana-durgavati-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/veerangana-durgavati-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Two cheetahs, Vyom and Neera, were released in the reserve on October 7, 2026, expanding the cheetah conservation project in Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373433\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373433\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-ANI.jpg?resize=206%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-ANI.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-ANI.jpg?w=578&amp;ssl=1 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ANI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve<\/strong> is the<strong>\u00a0largest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is spread across <strong>Sagar, Damoh, and Narsinghpur districts of Madhya Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It covers parts of the <strong>Bundelkhand and Mahakoshal regions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comprised of:<\/strong> The reserve was formed by <strong>integrating the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary<\/strong> and <strong>Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was officially <strong>notified as a Tiger Reserve in September 2023,<\/strong> under Section 38V of the <strong>Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Landscape: <\/strong>The reserve lies on a <strong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"470\">plateau forming part of the Upper Vindhyan range<\/strong> and has <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"542\">hills, valleys, grasslands, rivers, streams, and waterfalls<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Main rivers: <\/strong>The <strong>Kopra, Bamner, and Bearma rivers<\/strong>, which are <strong>tributaries of the Ken River,<\/strong> flow through the reserve.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation:<\/strong> The reserve mainly consists of <strong>tropical dry deciduous vegetation<\/strong>, with <strong>teak-dominated forests, bamboo thickets, and grasslands. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> Important plant species found in the reserve <strong>include Teak, Saja, Dhaora, Ber, and Amla.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> The reserve supports <strong>tigers<\/strong>, leopards, wolves, jackals, Indian foxes, striped hyenas, Nilgai, Chinkara, Chital, Sambhar, Black Buck, Barking deer, Common Langur, and Rhesus Macaque.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is one of the few places where the <strong>critically endangered White-Rumped and Indian Vultures<\/strong> are found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong> The historic <strong>Singorgarh Fort is located within the reserve.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Two cheetahs, Vyom and Neera, were released in the reserve on October 7, 2026, expanding the cheetah conservation project in Madhya Pradesh. About Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve The Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is the\u00a0largest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. It is spread across Sagar, Damoh, and Narsinghpur districts of Madhya Pradesh. 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