Amangarh Tiger Reserve
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Context
- The tiger population at the Amangarh Tiger Reserve, has increased marginally.
Amangarh Tiger Reserve
- Amangarh Tiger Reserve is a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in India.
- It is in Amangarh in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
- Amangarh Tiger Reserve was originally part of the famed Jim Corbett National Park, and after the state of Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, Jim Corbett went to Uttarakhand and Amangarh remained in Uttar Pradesh.
- Amangarh Tiger Reserve forms an extension of and buffer to Jim Corbett National Park.
- It was notified in 2012 as a Tiger Reserve.
- It is one of the four Tiger Reserves in Uttar Pradesh, the other three being Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and Ranipur Tiger Reserve.
- It is home to tigers, elephants, and a wide variety of other wild animals.
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PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Recently, Amangarh Tiger Reserve was in the news. Where is it situated? 1)Haryana 2)Chattisgarh 3)Uttar Pradesh 4)Madhya Pradesh Which of the above option is correct? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 Answer: C) 3 |
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