Tiger reserves of India
The reserves TNPSC asks about, Tamil Nadu's five, and their states
| Tiger reserve | State | Remember |
|---|---|---|
| Project Tiger | All India | Launched April 1973 (trap: not 1972, 1974 or 1983); 58 reserves now |
| Corbett | Uttarakhand | One of the first nine reserves of 1973 |
| Kanha | Madhya Pradesh | Trap: NOT Odisha |
| Bandhavgarh | Madhya Pradesh | MP has the most tiger reserves (9) |
| Bhadra | Karnataka | South India — not the answer to 'North India' |
| Bandipur | Karnataka | One of the first nine (1973); part of the Nilgiri Biosphere |
| Periyar | Kerala | National Tiger Conservation award, 20 January 2015 |
| Dampa | Mizoram | The north-east one in the 2016 match |
| Dudhwa | Uttar Pradesh | The North Indian one (vs Bhadra, Kalakad, Bandipur) |
| Sundarban | West Bengal | Ganga delta mangroves; first nine (1973) |
| Similipal | Odisha | First nine (1973); also a biosphere reserve |
| Nagarjunsagar–Srisailam | Andhra Pradesh | Trap: Andhra Pradesh, not Telangana (Amrabad is Telangana's) |
| Kalakad–Mundanthurai (KMTR) | Tamil Nadu (Tirunelveli) | Tamil Nadu's first, 1988 |
| Anamalai (Indira Gandhi NP) | Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Tiruppur) | South of the Palghat Gap |
| Mudumalai | Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris) | Part of the Nilgiri Biosphere |
| Sathyamangalam | Tamil Nadu (Erode) | Notified 2013 |
| Srivilliputhur–Megamalai | Tamil Nadu | Newest in TN, 2021 — the 5th |
Remember
- Gir (Gujarat) is a LION home, not a tiger reserve — yet a 2016 match listed it among 'tiger reserves'. Answer Gir–Gujarat and move on.
- Tamil Nadu's five, oldest first: Kalakad–Mundanthurai, Anamalai, Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam, Srivilliputhur–Megamalai.
Asked in TNPSC
- Match the following: Tiger Reserves in India: (a) Bhadra (b) Gir (c) Kanha (d) Dampha — Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Karnataka, Gujarat (2016, SHB/GS/16)
- In which year "Project Tiger" was launched? (2018, CEG/18)
- Which of the following 'Tiger Reserve' is located in North India? (2019, HORGS/2019)
- The Periyar Tiger Reserve received the National Tiger conservation award on January 20, 2015. This Reserve is located in (2016, LTGS/16)
- In Tamil Nadu Indira Gandhi National Park (Anamalai Tiger Reserve) is located at ____________ District/s. (2022, AOC3GS/2022)
Built from: NTCA list of tiger reserves (ntca.gov.in); Samacheer Class 10 Social Science, lessons 2 and 6; Samacheer Class 11 Geography, lesson 7; Tamil Nadu Tourism (tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in) — KMTR
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