Context
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, which is among the proposed five sites in the country, is expected to be formally notified as tiger reserve (TR).
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.
- The area comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara and territorial forest blocks of Bundi and Indargarh has been identified as a Tiger Reserve.
- Ramgarh sanctuary falls under the buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR).
- The core area of the Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary has eight villages.
- It consists of Dhok, Khair, Salar, Khirni trees with some Mango and Ber trees.
- It consists of birds and animals like Leopard, Sambhar, Wild boar, Chinkara, Sloth bear, Indian Wolf, Hyena, Jackal, Fox, deer and Crocodile.
Other Tiger Reserves in Rajasthan
- Currently, Rajasthan has three tiger reserves namely-
- Ranthambore Tiger Reserve(RTR) in Sawai Madhopur
- Sariska Tiger Reserve(STR) in Alwar
- Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve(MHTR) in Kota
About Project Tiger
- It was launched in 1973 with 9 tiger reserves for conserving our national animal, the tiger.
- It is an ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
- Currently, the Project Tiger coverage has increased to 51 Tiger reserves, spread out in 18 tiger range states which amounts to around 2.21% of the geographical area of our country.
- The tiger reserves are constituted on a core/buffer strategy.
- The core areas have the legal status of a national park or a sanctuary, whereas the buffer or peripheral areas are a mix of forest and non-forest land, managed as a multiple use area.
- The NTCA was launched in 2005, following the recommendations of the Tiger Task Force.
- It's a statutory body of the Ministry, with an overarching supervisory/coordination role, performing functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers - Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) is an app based monitoring system, launched across Indian tiger reserves by the NTCA in 2010.
Protection Status of Tiger
- Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List: Endangered.
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Appendix I.
