{"id":29019,"date":"2024-12-27T11:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T06:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29019"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:23:47","slug":"tiger-translocation-from-madhya-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tiger-translocation-from-madhya-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Translocation from Madhya Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Tiger Translocation from Madhya Pradesh Overview<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Madhya Pradesh government<\/strong> has announced the translocation of <strong>15 tigers<\/strong> to the states of <strong>Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This initiative involves <strong>12 tigresses<\/strong> and <strong>3 tigers<\/strong>, subject to approval from the <strong>Central Government<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The tigers will be relocated from the <strong>Bandhavgarh<\/strong>, <strong>Pench<\/strong>, and <strong>Kanha Tiger Reserves<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kanha Tiger Reserve<\/strong>, also known as <strong>Kanha National Park<\/strong>, is the largest national park in Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Spread across <strong>Mandla<\/strong> and <strong>Balaghat districts<\/strong>, nestled in the <strong>Maikal range of Satpuras<\/strong>, forming part of the <strong>Central Indian Highlands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>: It was established as a <strong>national park on June 1, 1955,<\/strong> and Declared a <strong>Tiger Reserve in 1973<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Reference<\/strong>: The reserve inspired <strong>Rudyard Kipling\u2019s &#8220;The Jungle Book&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mascot<\/strong>: First in India to introduce an official mascot, <strong>Bhoorsingh the Barasingha<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora: Lowland Forests <\/strong>are dominated by <strong>sal (Shorea robusta)<\/strong> and mixed forest trees interspersed with meadows. <strong>Highland Forests <\/strong>consist of <strong>tropical moist deciduous trees<\/strong> with <strong>bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus)<\/strong> on slopes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna: <\/strong>Significant populations of <strong>Royal Bengal Tigers<\/strong>, <strong>leopards<\/strong>, <strong>sloth bears<\/strong>, and <strong>Indian wild dogs<\/strong>. Globally renowned for saving the <strong>Barasingha (state animal of Madhya Pradesh)<\/strong> from extinction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located in the <strong>Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve lies between the <strong>Vindhyan and Satpura ranges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>: It was declared a <strong>national park in 1968<\/strong> and became a <strong>Tiger Reserve in 1993<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Significance<\/strong>: Home to the <strong>Bandhavgarh Fort<\/strong>, said to have been gifted by <strong>Lord Rama to his brother Lakshmana<\/strong>, lending the name <strong>Bandhavgarh<\/strong> (&#8220;Brother\u2019s Fort&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation: <\/strong>Dominated by <strong>tropical moist deciduous forests<\/strong>, sal trees, grasslands, and bamboo on lower slopes. Notable species include <strong>Saj, Dhaora, Tendu, Arjun, Amla<\/strong>, and <strong>Palas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna: <\/strong>Known for the <strong>highest density of Royal Bengal Tigers<\/strong> in India and the world. Other species like <strong>Leopards<\/strong>, <strong>wild dogs<\/strong>, <strong>wolves<\/strong>, <strong>jackals<\/strong>, <strong>chital<\/strong>, <strong>sambar<\/strong>, <strong>barking deer<\/strong>, <strong>nilgai<\/strong>, and <strong>chowsingha<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Pench Tiger Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pench Tiger Reserve<\/strong> spans the <strong>Seoni<\/strong> and <strong>Chhindwara districts<\/strong> in Madhya Pradesh and extends into the <strong>Nagpur district in Maharashtra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Named after<\/strong>: The <strong>Pench River<\/strong>, flowing north to south through the reserve.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Components<\/strong>: Includes the <strong>Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park<\/strong>, <strong>Pench Mowgli Sanctuary<\/strong>, and a buffer zone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural connection<\/strong>: Inspired by <strong>Rudyard Kipling\u2019s &#8220;The Jungle Book&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrain: <\/strong>Undulating landscape with small hills and steep slopes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation: <\/strong>Mosaic of vegetation types, from <strong>moist valleys<\/strong> to <strong>dry deciduous forests<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora: <\/strong>Diverse flora includes <strong>teak, saag, mahua<\/strong>, and various grasses and shrubs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna: <\/strong>Abundant populations of <strong>Chital<\/strong>, <strong>Sambar<\/strong>, <strong>Nilgai<\/strong>, <strong>Gaur (Indian Bison)<\/strong>, and <strong>wild boar<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Key predators: <strong>Tiger<\/strong>, followed by <strong>leopard<\/strong>, <strong>wild dogs<\/strong>, and <strong>wolf<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Rich avian diversity with over <strong>325 species of birds<\/strong>, including the <strong>Malabar Pied Hornbill<\/strong>, <strong>Indian Pitta<\/strong>, and <strong>Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What are Tribunals in India?<\/h3>\n<p>Tribunals in India are judicial or quasi-judicial bodies established by law to facilitate faster resolution of disputes compared to conventional courts. They specialize in specific subject matters and perform various functions, such as resolving disputes, determining rights between parties, making administrative decisions, and reviewing existing administrative actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptinews.com\/story\/national\/mp-to-translocate-15-tigers-to-chhattisgarh-rajasthan-and-odisha\/2132715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>PTI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madhya Pradesh government has announced the translocation of 15 tigers to the states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":29020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}