Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary

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• The Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary in Rajasthan was recently notified as India’s 52nd tiger reserve.
  • This is Rajasthan’s fourth tiger reserve after Ranthambore, Sariska and Mukundra.

About Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary

• Located in the Bundi district of Rajasthan.
• The area had been declared a sanctuary in 1982 through the Rajasthan Wildlife and Bird Protection Act, 1951.
  • The state government had sent the proposal to develop the Ramgarh Vishdhari sanctuary for tigers which was approved by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
  • It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
• Biodiversity: It is home to a large number of wild animals such as the Indian Wolf, leopard, striped hyena, sloth bear, golden jackal, chinkara, nilgai and fox.
• Important Historical and cultural sites around this Sanctuary are Bhimlat, Ramgarh palace, etc.

Significance of creation of Ramgarh Vishdhari tiger reserve

• While Ramgarh doesn’t have a high tiger population, it plays a critical role in the movement of tigers.
• The newly created tiger reserve will connect the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur district in the northeast with the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in the Kota district on the southern side.
• This reserve will also help control overpopulation and the consequent effect of overcrowding in Ranthambore.

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