Rajaji Tiger Reserve

• The Uttarakhand government has decided to establish Rajaji Tiger Reserve Conservation Foundation to accelerate the ecological, economic, social and cultural development of the landscapes in and around the reserve.

ABOUT RAJAJI NATIONAL PARK/TIGER RESERVE

• Rajaji National Park is an Indian national park and tiger reserve spread over three districts of Uttarakhand- Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.
• It is named after the famous freedom fighter Rajgopalachari popularly known as “Rajaji”.
• It is situated along the hills of Shiwalik ranges and in transition zone between temperate western Himalaya and central Himalaya.
• Rajaji National Park was established in the 1983 after amalgamating three sanctuaries in the Uttarakhand i.e. Rajaji, Motichur and Chila.
• It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2015 as the 48^th tiger reserve of the country.
• The Ganga and Song rivers flow through this.
• Vegetation– forest types range from semi-evergreen to deciduous and from mixed broad-leaved to Terai grassland and has been classified as Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest type.
• Flora includes species like Rohini, Palash, Shisham, Sal, Sandan, Khair, Arjun, Baans, Semul, Chamaror
• Fauna includes Tiger, Asian Elephants Leopard, Jungle cat, Himalayan Black Bear, Sloth Bear, Striped Hyena, Goral, Sambar, Wild Pig, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer
  • Large number of butterflies and small birds are also observed.