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UPPCS Environment Gap Sheet: Tiger and Elephant Reserves.

UPPCS has asked 34 of these. 8 have not been asked yet. Lock the first list, then read the second: it holds what UPPCS has not used yet.

First, the concept

Project Tiger began in 1973 with 9 reserves; Jim Corbett was the first. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) came in 2006. India had 58 tiger reserves by 2025; Madhav (Madhya Pradesh) was the 58th.

The 2022 count found about 3,682 tigers; Madhya Pradesh has the most. Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam is the largest tiger reserve.

Project Elephant began in 1992. Karnataka has the most elephants. The elephant is India's National Heritage Animal.

✅ Already asked (34)

Records and new reserves

  • Jim Corbett · Uttarakhand; the first (1973), on the Ramganga
  • Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam · Andhra Pradesh–Telangana; the largest
  • Madhav · Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh; 58th (2025)

Central India

  • Kanha · Madhya Pradesh; hard-ground barasingha
  • Bandhavgarh · Madhya Pradesh; very high tiger density
  • Pench · Madhya Pradesh–Maharashtra; the land of The Jungle Book
  • Panna and Satpura · Madhya Pradesh
  • Tadoba-Andhari · Chandrapur, Maharashtra
  • Melghat · Maharashtra
  • Achanakmar, Indravati, Udanti-Sitanadi · Chhattisgarh
  • Palamau · Jharkhand; one of the first nine (1973)

Rajasthan and the West

  • Ranthambore · Rajasthan
  • Sariska · Rajasthan; first to get tigers moved back in (2008)
  • Sahyadri · Maharashtra

South

  • Bandipur and Nagarhole · Karnataka
  • Bhadra, Dandeli-Anshi (Kali), BRT · Karnataka
  • Periyar and Parambikulam · Kerala
  • Mudumalai, Anamalai, Sathyamangalam · Tamil Nadu
  • Kalakad-Mundanthurai · Tamil Nadu

East and North-East

  • Sundarbans and Buxa · West Bengal
  • Simlipal and Satkosia · Odisha
  • Valmiki · Bihar's only tiger reserve
  • Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang · Assam
  • Namdapha, Pakke, Kamlang · Arunachal Pradesh
  • Dampa · Mizoram
  • Rajaji · Uttarakhand

Elephants

  • Project Elephant · 1992; protects elephants, their habitat and corridors
  • Singhbhum Elephant Reserve · Jharkhand; India's first (2001)
  • Elephant corridors · Strips of forest that join two elephant habitats

Uttar Pradesh (UP special)

  • Dudhwa · Lakhimpur Kheri; swamp deer, rhino
  • Pilibhit · Won the TX2 award for doubling tigers
  • Amangarh · Bijnor; buffer of Corbett
  • Ranipur · Chitrakoot; 53rd tiger reserve (2022)
  • Terai Elephant Reserve · Dudhwa–Pilibhit (2022)

❌ Not asked yet (8)

Items marked 'asked in other exams' have come in UPSC or other state exams, not yet in UPPCS.

🔒 8 items not asked yet

Records and new reserves: 5 · Rajasthan and the West: 1 · South: 1 · Elephants: 1

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⚠️ Pench lies in both Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Valmiki is in Bihar, not Uttar Pradesh. Jim Corbett is in Uttarakhand, not Uttar Pradesh.

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