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Five wildlife sanctuaries in the country will soon be getting tiger reserve status for better management of the conservation plans for the big cat in its core habitat.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority, in a meeting held recently, has given an “in-principle” approval to four new reserves, a senior official said on Friday. These are Sunabeda Tiger Reserve in Orissa, Shahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh and Ratapani Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. All the four states had submitted proposals to the Union Environment Ministry seeking tiger reserve status for the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.
The authority also accorded approval to a proposal from Karnataka to treat Nagarahole National Park, which was a part of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, as a separate reserve for the big cat, the official said. Getting tiger reserve status will help the parks secure more Central funds for protection of the endangered animal. The four new tiger reserves are in addition to the eight parks for which clearance was given in January.
