RAMGARH VISHDHARI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

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Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Bhupender Yadav has notified Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary (Rajasthan) as 52^nd Reserve Forest for Wild cats. The notification will help conserve biodiversity and bring ecotourism and development to the area.
The newly notified tiger reserve includes the tiger habitat between Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in the northeast and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve on the southern side and facilitates the dispersal of tigers from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.

About Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary

The Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary will be spread across 1,071 sq km.
A 302 sq Km area in the notified tiger sanctuary will be left as critical habitat for Tigers and the rest of the area will act as a buffer zone for the Ranthambore National Park.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1982.
The core areas of the sanctuary have 8 villages and are home to large numbers of wild animals like sambhars, caracals, wild boars, nilgai, and striped hyenas.