{"id":158333,"date":"2025-03-10T19:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=158333"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:05:30","slug":"madhav-national-park","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/madhav-national-park","title":{"rendered":"Madhav National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre declared Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh as the country\u2019s<\/span><b> 58th tiger reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on March 9, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhav National Park became the <\/span><b>ninth tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Madhav National Park<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Situated in the Shivpuri district in Chambal region in Madhya Pradesh, on the <\/span><b>northern fringe of the Central Highlands of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-158289 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/104-67cee2066f724.webp\" alt=\"Madhav National Park\" width=\"449\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/104-67cee2066f724.webp 855w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/104-67cee2066f724-300x206.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/104-67cee2066f724-768x528.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><b>Establishment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Park was the hunting ground of Mughal emperors and Maharaja of Gwalior.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It got the <\/span><b>status of a National Park in 1958.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Number of Tigers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The reserve has five tigers at present, including the two cubs born recently.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two more tigers could be released into the reserve soo<\/span><b>n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes: Sakhya Sagar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> Madhav Sagar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are two lakes located in the <\/span><b>southern part<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the park.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sakhya Sagar was declared a Ramsar site in July 2022.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The park area forms the catchment of the <\/span><b>Sind River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which flows along its eastern boundary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Geology: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eastern part of the park consists of sedimentary rocks from the Vindhyan system, mainly sandstone, shale, and limestone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Comprises Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Mixed Forests and Dry Thorn Forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Fauna:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Herbivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Nilgai, Chinkara, Chowsinga, Chital, Sambar, and Barking Deer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Carnivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Leopard, Wolf, Jackal, Fox, and Wild Dog.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiger Reserve is a protected area designated for the conservation of tigers.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tiger reserve can also be a national park or a wildlife sanctuary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Notification Authority: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiger reserves are notified by State Governments under Section 38V of the<\/span><b> Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">based on the advice of the<\/span><b> National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NTCA is a statutory body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the<\/span><b> Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 2006 under th<\/span><b>e Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Composition:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chaired by the Minister in charge of MoEFCC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice-Chaired by the Minister of State in MoEFCC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Includes three Members of Parliament, the Secretary (MoEFCC), and other designated members.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.7695%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Findings of the 5th Cycle of All India Tiger Estimation 2022 Report<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Total Tiger Population in India: 3,167 tigers.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Regions with the Highest Tiger Numbers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Central Highlands and Eastern Ghats.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>State-wise Tiger Population:<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Madhya Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 785 (highest in India).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Karnataka:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 563 (second highest).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tiger Reserves with the Highest Tiger Abundance:<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Corbett Tiger Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 260 tigers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Bandipur Tiger Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 150 tigers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Tigers (Panthera tigris)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Flagship species of India and declared as the National Animal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>India has the largest population of wild tigers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, constituting nearly <\/span><b>75% of the global tiger population.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tigers are also found in <\/span><b>Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> Myanmar.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tigers inhabit diverse ecosystems, including high mountains, mangrove swamps, tall grasslands, dry and moist deciduous forests, evergreen forests, and shola forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Characteristics:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tigers are solitary and territorial.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An adult male\u2019s territory may encompass two to seven female territories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Each tiger has unique stripe patterns,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> similar to human fingerprints.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tigers are excellent swimmers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status of Tigers<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Listed under Schedule I.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Classified as an <\/span><b>Endangered species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CITES <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Listed in <\/span><b>Appendix I.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Editorials<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a 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