Wildlife
Parks & Sanctuary In India
Ranthambore Wildlife
ConservationRanthambhore 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.