List of Tiger reserves in India Notes | Study Current Affairs & General Knowledge - CLAT

Introduction

The tiger reserves of India were set up in 1973 and are governed by Project Tiger, which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Until 2018, 50 protected areas have been designated tiger reserves.

India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014 and 2,967 in 2018.[2] The Indian increase played a big role in driving up global populations as well; the number of wild tigers globally rose from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016 according to World Wildlife Fund and Global Tiger Forum.

A protected area statutorily designated for the conservation of the striped big cats is referred to as Tiger Reserve. 

Important Points 

• PM releases results of 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation – 2018
  Count of Tigers in India rises to 2967 
• Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu showing the highest increment in management 
• Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam is the largest tiger reserve in terms of Area.
• Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh is minimum in area.
• As per website of NTCA, Sunderbans in West Bengal has the largest number of Tigers.
• Manas (Assam) , Similipal (Orissa), Sunderbans (West Bengal) are Biosphere Tiger reserves.

Kawal Tiger Reserve is located at Jannaram mandal of Mancherial District  

List of Tiger reserves in India