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- The Rajasthan government will develop a tiger corridor connecting the newly proposed ‘Ramgarh Tiger Reserve’, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve
- Sariska Tiger Reserve is another Tiger reserve in Rajasthan.
Important points:
- Wildlife or animal corridors are meant to ensure safe passage for animals between two isolated habitats.
- In wildlife parlance, corridors are mainly of two types: functional and structural.
- Functional corridors are defined in terms of functionality from the perspective of the animal (basically areas where there has been recorded movement of wildlife).
- Structural corridors are contiguous strips of forested areas and structurally connect the otherwise fragmented blocks of the landscape.
- When structural corridors are affected by human anthropogenic activities, functional corridors automatically widen because of animal use.
- In 2019, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India published a document, mapping out 32 major corridors across the country, management interventions for which are operationalised through a Tiger Conservation Plan.
- The states are required to submit a Tiger Conservation Plan under section 38V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Protection Status of Tiger:
- Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972- Schedule I
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List-Endangered.
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)- Appendix I.
SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES.MINT
