Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Declared as India's 56th Tiger Reserve
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Tiger Reserve Name | Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Notification | Declared as the 56th Tiger Reserve in India by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, with final approval from NTCA in October 2021. |
| Area | Total: 2,829.38 sq. km - Core Area: 2,049.2 sq. km - Buffer Area: 780.15 sq. km |
| Components | - Guru Ghasidas National Park - Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Geography | - Located in the Chota Nagpur Plateau and partly in the Baghelkhand Plateau. - Spread across Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Korea, Surajpur, Balrampur districts. |
| Connectivity | - Contiguous with Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh). - Connected to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) and Palamau Tiger Reserve (Jharkhand). |
| Significance | - Enhances tiger conservation efforts under Project Tiger. - Strengthens the landscape approach to conservation with a complex of ~4,500 sq. km. |
| Biodiversity | - Total species documented: 753 - Invertebrates: 365 species (mostly insects) - Vertebrates: 388 species (including 230 birds, 55 mammals). |
| Rank in Size | 3rd largest Tiger Reserve in India after: - Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh). - Manas Tiger Reserve (Assam). |
| Conservation Impact | - Part of India's National Wildlife Plan. - Aims to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts and promote ecotourism. |