Ranipur Tiger Reserve UPSC

  • Ranipur Tiger Reserve is located in Ranipur of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • In 1977, it was established as a wildlife sanctuary.
  • In 2022, the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a tiger reserve.
  • Ranipur Tiger Reserve is the 54th Tiger Reserve in India.
  • It is first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region of the Uttar Pradesh.
  • Area: The Ranipur Tiger Reserve span across 529.89 square kilometres (sq km).
    • Core Area: 230 sq km.
    • Buffer Zone: 299.58 sq km.
  • River: Bardaha River flows through the tiger reserve.
  • Flora: Saal, Tendu, Khair, Mahua, Bamboo, Palash, Dhau etc.
  • Fauna: Tigers, Leopards, Sloth Bears, Blackbucks, Spotted Deer, Sambhar, Chinkara, Spur Fowl, Jungle Fowl, Painted Partridges, Rat Snakes, Vipers etc.
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