Wildlife Conservation in Ranthambore
Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve was among the first nine Tiger Reserves declared
in 1973 at the launch of Project Tiger in India. It comprised the former Sawai
Madhopur Wildlife Sanctuary of 392.5 sq.km. Reserved Forest (constituted in
1955).
Ranthambhore National Park with an area of 274.5 sq.km was constituted from
within the Tiger Reserve in 1980. In the then Tiger Reserve, the National Park
area was being managed as the core and the rest as buffer until in 1992, Keladevi
Sanctuary having area of 674 sq.km of Protected Forest (constituted in 1983),Sawai
Mansingh Sanctuary with an area of 127 sq.km. (Constituted in 1983),Sawai Mansingh
Sanctuary with an area of 127 sq. km .(constituted in 1984), Kualji Close Area
of 7.58 sq. km. And some other forest areas were added to the Reserve.
Archaeological Richness Ranthambhore fort and teples of medieval period.
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