Q. Which of the following tiger reserves in India have not received accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS).
a) Rajaji Tiger Reserve Tiger Reserve
b) , Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
c) Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
d) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
ANSWER:- a)
RELATED FACTS:-
- ON THE occasion of International Tiger Day on 29TH July, 2021, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that 14 tiger reserves in India have received accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS).
- CA|TS is a globally accepted conservation tool that sets best practice and standards to manage tigers and encourages assessments to benchmark progress.
- Habitats which support tiger populations are the building blocks of wild tiger conservation and effectively managing them is essential for long-term survival of wild tigers.
- CA|TS is being implemented across 125 sites in seven tiger range countries and India has the highest 94 sites, out of which assessment was completed for 20 tiger reserves this year.
- The 14 tiger reserves, which have been accredited, are Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam; Satpura, Kanha and Panna in Madhya Pradesh; Pench in Maharashtra;
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar; Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh; Sunderbans in West Bengal; Parambikulam in Kerala; Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka; and Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu.
By – ABHISHEK KUMAR
LINK
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/14-tiger-reserves-get-cats-accreditation-7429266/