Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh Declared as India's 58th Tiger Reserve.
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In March 2025, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), announced Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh (MP) as India's 58th Tiger Reserve (TR), making it the ninth TR in MP.
- The other TRs in MP include Bandhavgarh TR, Kanha TR, Panna TR, Sanjay TR, Satpura TR, Pench TR, Veerangana Durgavati TR, and Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Tiger Reserves are notified by State Governments as per Section 38V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, on the advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
- Madhav Tiger Reserve is located in the Shivpuri district within the Gwalior-Chambal region. It spans 1,751 square kilometers (sq km), featuring a core area of 375 sq km and a buffer area of 1,276 sq km.
Main Point :- (i) As of March 2025, Madhav TR is home to five tigers, including two cubs born recently. Two more tigers may be released into the TR.
(ii) Under MP's tiger reintroduction project, three tigers, including two females, were introduced to Madhav National Park in 2023.
(iii) India hosts over 70% of the world’s wild tiger population, with approximately 3,682 tigers.
About Madhya Pradesh (MP)
CM : Mohan Yadav
Governor: Mangubhai C. Patel
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