Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve

August 24, 2023

Rajasthan got its fifth tiger reserve as National Tiger Conservation Authority gave its final approval to Dholpur-Karauli Reserve.
- It will be India’s 54^th Tiger Reserve.
The Karauli-Sarmathura-Dholpur sanctuary in Rajasthan has been officially designated areas as Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve.

Tiger reserves are constituted using a core and buffer method.

The core area is legally designated as a national park or a sanctuary.

In contrast, the buffer or peripheral areas are a mix of forest and non-forest land, which is maintained as a mixed-use area.

The other four tiger reserves in Rajasthan: Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve, Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Sariska Tiger Reserve.

The new tiger reserve will span 1,058 sq km, including 368 sq km of core area and 690 sq km of buffer.
The forest areas designated to be declared as a tiger reserve currently have nine tigers.

Note-

Project Tiger, launched in 1973, has expanded its coverage to 53 tiger reserves across 18 of our tiger range states covering a total area of 75,796.83 sq km(2.3% of India’s geographical area).