{"id":85896,"date":"2026-02-04T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=85896"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:49:35","slug":"dholpur-karauli-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dholpur-karauli-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Dholpur\u2013Karauli Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dholpur\u2013Karauli Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rajasthan Forest and environment minister recently said in the Assembly that residents of villages in Dholpur\u2013Karauli Tiger Reserve (DTR) will not be displaced without their consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dholpur\u2013Karauli Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>eastern part of Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, spanning across the Dholpur and Karauli districts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>shares ecological continuity with the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve to the west<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and lies close to the <\/span><b>Chambal River on the east<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which serves as a natural boundary and water source for the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was officially declared in 2023, becoming <\/span><b>Rajasthan\u2019s fifth tiger reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and I<\/span><b>ndia\u2019s 54th tiger reserve.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an approximate area of 1,111 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The terrain is characterised by <\/span><b>undulating plateaus, rugged hills, ravines,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>dry deciduous forests, typical of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Aravalli and Vindhyan ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The vegetation primarily consists of <\/span><b>dry deciduous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forests, interspersed with <\/span><b>grassy patches, thorny shrubs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and riverine belts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Some of the common tree species found here include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dhok<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Anogeissus pendula) \u2013 the <\/span><b>dominant tree species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across much of the reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Khair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Acacia catechu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babool (Acacia nilotica)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve hosts <\/span><b>tiger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>leopard, sloth bear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Indian wolf, striped hyena, herbivores such as <\/span><b>spotted deer, sambar, nilgai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, chinkara, and wild boar, and small mammals including <\/span><b>Indian hare, porcupine and jungle cat.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 250 species of birds<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have been documented here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/jaipur\/min-no-forced-relocation-from-dholpur-karauli-tiger-reserve\/articleshow\/127893117.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dholpur\u2013Karauli Tiger Reserve is located in the eastern part of Rajasthan, spanning across the Dholpur and Karauli districts. 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