Published: 6th Jul, 2020
The Uttar Pradesh government is actively considering the proposal to declare the Shivalik forest in the Saharanpur circle into a tiger reserve to reduce the increasing man-animal conflict.
- The Uttar Pradesh government is actively considering the proposal to declare the Shivalik forest in the Saharanpur circle into a tiger reserve to reduce the increasing man-animal conflict.
- If accepted, it would be the fourth tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh after Amangarh in Bijnor, Pilibhit and Dudhwa in Lakhimpur-Kheri.
- The forest constitutes the northern tip of the State and the 33,220-hectare-long corridor, located at the foothills of the Shivalik range, connects four States — Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
What is Tiger Reserves?
- A protected area statutorily designated for the conservation of the striped big cats is referred to as Tiger Reserve.
- However, a tiger reserve may also be a national park or wildlife sanctuary.
- Typical zonation: A Tiger Reserve consists of a
- ‘Core’ or ‘Critical Tiger Habitat’, which is to be managed as an inviolate area
- ‘Buffer’ or Peripheral area immediately abutting a Core area, which may be accorded a lesser degree of habitat protection
Courses
Study
Notes
Home
Resources
More
