Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve

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A captive-bred Indian vulture released in Maharashtra’s Melghat in January this year has covered an astonishing 3,334 km, soaring across states before reaching the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.

About Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve

• It is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan. 
• It derives its name from the Ranthambore Fort (a World Heritage Site) situated within its precincts. 
• It is located at the junction (great boundary fault) of the Aravalis and Vindhyan ranges. 
• The area was once a royal hunting ground for the Maharajas of Jaipur. 
• It is one of the largest tiger reserves in northern India. It spans an area of roughly 1,411 sq.km.
• It boasts a spectacular landscape filled with boulder-strewn highland plateaus, lakes, and rivers dotted with old forts and abandoned mosques.
• Rivers: It is bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River. 
• There are several lakes in the park known as Padam Talab, Raj Bagh Talab, and Malik Talab.
• Vegetation: It is dry deciduous forests and open grassy meadow.
• Flora: Pure sands of Dhok tree (Anogeissus pendula) interspersed with grasslands at the plateaus, and other species like Acacia, Capparis, Zizyphus, Prosopis, etc are found here.
• Fauna: 
  • It consists of leopard, caracal, jungle cat, sambar, chital, chinkara, and wild boar.
  • Peacocks, partridges, green pigeons, parakeets, sparrows, prinias, warblers, etc. are examples of avifauna. 

News: TP

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