{"id":27544,"date":"2024-12-03T16:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T16:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/ratapani-tiger-reserve-declared-madhya-pradesh-7387\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:45:59","slug":"ratapani-tiger-reserve-declared-madhya-pradesh-7387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/ratapani-tiger-reserve-declared-madhya-pradesh-7387\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratapani Tiger Reserve Declared Madhya Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group english-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary near Bhopal is declared the 8th Tiger reserve of the state and 56th in the country. As of November 2024, there are <strong>56 tiger reserves in India<\/strong>, safeguarding a total area of 75,796.83 square kilometres. This constitutes over 2.3% of the country\u2019s total land, contributing significantly to the conservation of India\u2019s rich biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">First tiger reserve in India: Palamau tiger reserve in Jharkhand<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Latest 56<sup><span style=\"font-size: 6.5pt;\">th<\/span><\/sup> tiger reserve:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Veerangana Durgawati tiger reserve in MP- 2023<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Dholpur- Karaulitigerreserve in Rajasthan- 2023<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh- 2023<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Ratapanitigerreserve in MP- 2024<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Data point:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>Tiger Population in India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">India is home to 70% of tigers in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">As of now, 56 tiger reserves are protecting their wildlife habitat<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">India\u2019s<strong> tiger population<\/strong> increased to 3,682 in 2022, up from 2,967 in 2018.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">This also indicates significant growth over the last decade; 2,226 tigers were reported in 2014, up from 1,706 in 2010.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Five states (Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu) each have more than 300 tigers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0Eight states have more than 200 tigers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">There has been a decline in tiger occupancy in the Western Ghats, especially in the Wayanad landscape and the Biligiriranga Hills<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">What is Project Tiger?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Project tiger was introduced on 1<sup><span style=\"font-size: 6.5pt;\">st<\/span><\/sup> April 1973 in Jim Corbett National Park in Uttrakhand under Indira Gandhi govt to save tigers in India and increase their population. The main aim is to save Royal Bengal tigers from becoming extinct.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">What is the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change set up in 2005 to implement Project Tiger&amp; increase &amp; protect tiger and their habitat. It plays an important role because the number of tigers has increased all over the country. Its roles are:<\/span><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Implementation of Project Tiger and its policies<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Management of tiger reserves<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Monitoring the tiger population<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Research and development<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<table class=\"Table\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\" cellspacing=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; height: 23.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>S.No.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; height: 23.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>Tiger Reserve<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; height: 23.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>Area<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; height: 23.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>State<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: white; height: 23.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>1.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Nagarjunsagar Srisailam<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">3296.31<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>2.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Manas National Park<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">3150.92<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0Assam<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>3.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Melghat Tiger Reserve<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2768.52<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Maharastra<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>4.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Similipal National Park\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2750\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Odisha<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>5.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Amrabad Tiger Reserve<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2611.39\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Telangana<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>6.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Sunderbans Tiger Reserve<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2584.89<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Odisha<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>7.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Dudhwa Tiger Reserve\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2201.7748<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">UP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>8.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Satpura Tiger Reserve<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2133.30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">MP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>9.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Namdapha Tiger Reserve<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2052.82\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Arunanchal Pradesh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: #deeaf6; height: 29.25pt;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"><strong>10.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">Kanha Tiger Reserve\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">2051.79<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">MP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 29.25pt; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 505px; width: 465px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/userfiles\/newimages\/Untitled-document-Google-Docs-12-03-2024_04_01_PM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The declaration of Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve marks a major step in India\u2019s tiger conservation efforts. With 56 reserves safeguarding tigers, India now holds 70% of the world\u2019s tiger population. Thanks to Project Tiger and the NTCA, India\u2019s tiger numbers have seen significant growth, ensuring the protection of these majestic creatures for future generations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is now India&#8217;s 56th Tiger Reserve. This initiative boosts tiger conservation and habitat protection. 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