{"id":13177,"date":"2025-12-07T13:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13177"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:43:58","slug":"about-ramgarh-vishdhari-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-ramgarh-vishdhari-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marking the state&#8217;s first inter-state tiger translocation and the country&#8217;s second, a tigress is set to be airlifted from the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to around 800 km away in Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in Rajasthan&#8217;s Bundi in the next few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in <\/span><b>Rajasthan\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bundi district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spread over 1,501.89 sq.km., the reserve has a 481.90 sq.km. core area and a 1,019.98 sq.km. buffer zone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is strategically positioned to serve as a crucial <\/span><b>corridor between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <strong>R<\/strong><\/span><b>anthambore Tiger Reserve <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the northeast and the <\/span><b>Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the south.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was notified as a tiger reserve on May 16, 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Mez River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>tributary of the Chambal River, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanders through the reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve\u2019s <\/span><b>topography <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is characterized by the <\/span><b>rugged terrains of the Aravalli and Vindhyan mountain ranges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, interspersed with valleys and plateaus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation: Dry Deciduous Forest<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The habitat is <\/span><b>dominated by Dhok <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Anogeissus pendula) <\/span><b>trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other important flora includes <\/span><b>Khair, Ronj, Amaltas, Gurjan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Saler, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area is dominated by <\/span><b>leopards and sloth bears.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other important fauna include the <\/span><b>Jungle cat, Golden jackal, Hyaena, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crested Porcupine, Indian Hedgehog, Rhesus macaque, hanuman langur, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Pench Tiger Reserve\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the southern reaches of the <\/span><b>Satpura hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>shares the southern boundary with Maharashtra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after the <\/span><b>Pench River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meandering through the reserve from north to south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>comprises <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Pench Mowgli Sanctuary, and a buffer.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>area of the PTR <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the surrounding area is the <\/span><b>real story area of Rudyard Kipling\u2019s famous \u201cThe Jungle Book\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The undulating topography supports a mosaic of vegetation ranging from a <\/span><b>moist sheltered valley to an open, dry deciduous forest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve boasts a diverse range of flora, including <\/span><b>teak, saag, mahua,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and various grasses and shrubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Teak forests a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">re found in about <\/span><b>one quarter of the area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area is especially famous for large herds of <\/span><b>Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaur (Indian Bison), and wild boar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key predator is the <\/span><b>tiger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by the <\/span><b>leopard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, wild dogs, and wolf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\">There are over 325 species of <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">resident and migratory birds,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Malabar Pied Hornbill, Indian Pitta, Osprey, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grey Headed Fishing Eagle, White Eyed Buzzard, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/wire-updates\/national\/2025\/12\/06\/des63-rj-tiger-translocation.amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WEEK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan\u2019s Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve, notified in 2022, spans 1,501 sq km with dry deciduous forests &#038; a vital corridor between Ranthambore &#038; Mukundara. 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