Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR)

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The Supreme Court recently ordered the Rajasthan government to impose an immediate ban on all mining activities within the core area of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.

About Ranthambore 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. 
• The reserve is surrounded by the Vindhyas and Aravalis hill range. 
• 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, and Prosopis, etc are found here.
• Fauna: It consists of leopard, caracal, jungle cat, sambar, chital, chinkara, and wild boar.

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Ranthambore Tiger Reserve FAQs

Q1. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is located in which state of India?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q2. Which two mountain ranges surround the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve?

Ans. Vindhyas and Aravalis

Q3. Which rivers form the boundaries of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve?

Ans. Banas and Chambal

Source: UNI