UP’s Ranipur gets 53rd tiger reserve of India

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The Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh has become the 53rd tiger reserve of India, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on 31st October.

Important facts

• Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Chitrakoot district of UP is the fourth tiger reserve in the state after Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh.

• According to the latest tiger census conducted in 2018, India has 2,967 tigers, of which 173 are in UP.

About Ranipur Tiger Reserve

• Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the UP-MP border in Chitrakoot and about 150 km from Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

• Covered with northern tropical dry deciduous forests, this area is home to tigers, leopards, bears, spotted deer, sambar, chinkara and other mammals.

• Established in 1977, it is one of the main attractions of Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.

Other tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh

• At present there are three tiger reserves in the state. These include Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Amangarh Tiger Reserve and Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.

• Amangarh is the buffer zone of Jim Corbett National Park and is located in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.

• Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is located in Lakhimpur, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is in Pilibhit.