​Ratapani Tiger Reserve 57th Tiger Reserve of the country

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Ratapani Tiger Reserve 57th Tiger Reserve of the country

Why in the news?

• Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, informed the Nation about the notification of the Ratapani Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, as the 57th Tiger Reserve of the country.

About Ratapani Tiger Reserve :

• Ratapani Tiger Reserve has acore area of 763.8 sq km, buffer area of 507.6 sq km and total area of 1271.4 sq km. It is the 8th tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh.
• This conservation initiative will strengthen wildlife management in theforests of Ratapani, Bhopal Sehore area.
• Standard protection, habitat management, ecotourism, community engagement activities etc shall be adopted which will strengthen Wildlife conservation in the Ratapani Tiger landscape.
• The local communities will get the desired ecotourism benefits with this and it will help in development of the region.
• The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh is India's 56th tiger reserve.