Uttar Pradesh’s Ranipur Tiger Reserve has become the 53rd tiger reserve of India.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav confirmed the development in a tweet.
Happy to inform that Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh has become the 53rd tiger reserve of India.
Spread over 529.36 sq km (core area 230.32 sq km & buffer area 299.05 sq km), the new tiger reserve will strengthen our tiger conservation efforts.
While Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is located in Lakhimpur, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is in Pilibhit.
The Yogi Adityanath government also decided to establish the Ranipur Tiger Conservation Foundation along with sanctioning of requisite posts.
Source: BusinessToday
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