4thTiger Reserves in Rajasthan

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 07, Jul 2021

• Rajasthan has three tiger reserves at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tier Reserve (STR) in Alwar, and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota.
• National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the conversion of the Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Bundi district into the fourth tiger reserve in the state.
• This will be the 52nd Tiger Reserve of India.
• The total area of 1,017 sq. km has been identified as the reserve area comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara, territorial forest block of Bundi and Indargarh, which falls under the buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR).
• Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary acts like a buffer for Ranthambore National Park, one of the most famous wildlife sanctuaries in India. 
• It was notified in the Year 1982 and is spread over an area of 252.79 Sq. Km