Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary In UP Is Now Home To Big Cats
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In a move that will bolster tiger conservation in the country, the According to Pratibha Singh, the state’s principal secretary (forest and wildlife), the government has notified the sanctuary as a tiger reserve, which is already home to 30 of the state’s 118 big cats as per 2011 central data.
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The process of according the tiger reserve status to the cluster of fragmented forests in Pilibhit was initiated in 2008, based on its special type of ecosystem that has vast open spaces and sufficient feed for the
Government officials said the move shows the state's commitment to strengthen conservation efforts in spite of UP's large population. Dudhwa was the state's first tiger reserve that came into existence in 1987, followed by
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