List of Tiger Reserves in India 2025, Map, Names, Schemes

• Project Tiger was started to protect tigers in India as their numbers were declining.
• The project focuses on ensuring that tiger habitats are preserved and that tree-cutting is avoided. As India’s national animal, it is important to safeguard tigers and their environment.
• Project Tiger began on 1 April 1973, in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, under Indira Gandhi’s leadership.
• The main goal is to save the Royal Bengal Tiger from extinction.
• The project has successfully increased the tiger population from around 1200 to about 5000.
• New reserves added to the project include Dholpur-Karauli and Veerangna Durgavati

●       Flora: Teak, Rosewood, Indian Kino Tree, Axlewood, Gooseberry, Lagerstroemia, Terminalia, Flame of the Forest, Bamboo

●       Fauna: Bonnet Macaque, Leopard, Tiger, Elephant, Barking Deer, Spotted Deer, Four-Horned Antelope, 258 bird species

●       Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve since 1986

●       Flora: Sal, Axlewood, Bauhinia, Golden Shower, Red Dhak, Shrubs, Climbers

●       Fauna: Tiger, Elephant, Indian Vulture, Crocodile, Marsh Crocodile, Tortoise, Mahseer Fish

●       India’s first National Park, established as Hailey National Park in 1936

●       Flora: Sal, Lagerstroemia, Axlewood, Indian Kino Tree, Mahua, Bamboo

●       Fauna: Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Barasingha, Barking Deer, Gaur, Langur, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog, Tiger, Leopard

●       Flora: Rare plants such as Reinwardia, Desmodium, Pueraria, Exacum, Chiloschista, Mango, Bamboo

●       Fauna: One-Horned Rhino, Elephant, Tiger, Pigmy Hog, Hispid Hare, Golden Jackal, Assam Macaque, Black Bear, Gaur

●       UNESCO World Heritage Site; part of Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserve; adjacent to Bhutan’s Royal Manas Park

●       Flora: Over 700 species, including Geranium, Senecio, Orchids, Bamboo

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog, Jackal, Sambar, Gaur, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Python, Otter

●       Comprises Gugamal National Park and multiple sanctuaries

●       Fauna: Leopard, Tiger, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Barking Deer, Wolf, Wild Dog, Elephant

●       Flora: Dry Deciduous Forests, Acacia, Banyan, Peepal, Flame of the Forest, Bamboo

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Caracal, Hyena, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Nilgai, Wild Boar, Langur

●       Flora: Orchids, Evergreen and Moist Deciduous Forests

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Bison, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Giant Squirrel

●       Flora: Mangroves

●       Fauna: Tiger, Fishing Cat, Saltwater Crocodile, Gangetic Dolphin, Olive Ridley Turtle

●       UNESCO World Heritage Site

●       Flora: Teak, Rosewood, Jackfruit, Mango, Bamboo

●       Fauna: Elephant, Gaur, Sambar, Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Lion-Tailed Macaque

●       Fauna: Leopard, Caracal, Rusty-Spotted Cat, Wild Boar, Nilgai, Sambar Deer, Spotted Deer

●       Once had no tigers but reintroduced successfully

●       Flora: Sal, Champ, Gamar, Simul and Chikrasi

●       Fauna: Asian Elephant, Tiger, Gaur, Wild Boar, Sambhar and Wild dog

●       Important corridor for elephants

●       A low density Tiger reserve

●       Flora: Teak, Sal, Bamboo, Mahua, Terminalia, Syzygium

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Wolf, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Crocodile

●       Flora: Dipterocarpus, Shorea, Pines

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Red Panda, Hoolock Gibbon

●       Borders Myanmar

●       Flora: Nallamala forests

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Pangolin, Indian Rock Python

●       Spans five districts, includes Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar reservoirs

●       Largest Tiger Reserve in India

●       Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Crape Myrtle

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard , Rhinoceros unicornis, Elephant

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Indian Elephant , Nilgiri Langur

●       Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Kamala

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Indian Leopard , Indian Bison

●       Flora: Teak, Indian Ebony, and Mahua

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Indian Wolf

●       Known as Mowgli’s land from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear named after the local deity Taru.

●       Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Anogeissus

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard , Indian Wolf

●       Flora: Teak, Indian Ebony, and Mahua

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger , Indian Leopard ,Gharial

●       Known for its diamond mines

●       Flora: Dominated by Muli Bamboo and Long-Spathed Bamboo, among others

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard , Himalayan Black Bear

●       Flora: Indian Laurel, Crape Myrtle, and Indian Kino Tree

●       Fauna: Asian Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, and Rhesus Macaque

●       Flora: Hardwickia, Teak, and Indian Ebony

●       Fauna: Tiger, Indian Giant Squirrel, and Indian Gaur

●       Includes natural features like Nagdeo Pahadi and Ghuggusgarh Fort

●       Flora:  Myrocarpa, Canarium, and Big-Leafed Syzygium

●       Fauna: Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Asian Elephant, and Yellow-Throated Marten

●       Flora: Beechwood, Queen’s Crape Myrtle, and Orchids

●       Fauna: White-winged Duck, Tiger, and Clouded Leopard

●       Flora:  Sal, Teak, and Bamboo,

●       Fauna: Tiger, Sloth Bear, and Chinkara

●       Flora: Balsam, Black Pepper, and Nutmeg

●       Fauna: Asian Elephant, Lion-tailed Macaque, and Nilgiri Langur

●       Home to indigenous communities like Malai Malasars

●       Flora: Sal, Indian Laurel, and Teak

●       Fauna: Wild Buffalo, Tiger, and Clouded Leopard

●       Flora: Sal and Silk Cotton Tree, among others

●       Fauna: Tiger, Gharials

●       Includes the Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary

●       Flora: Silk Cotton Tree, Elephant Apple, and Cluster Fig

●       Fauna: Indian Rhinoceros, Tiger, and Water Buffalo

●       UNESCO World Heritage Site

●       Flora: Sal, Teak, and Indian Snakeroot

●       Fauna: Tiger, American Bison, and Sloth Bear

●       Part of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve

●       Flora: Garcinia, Jackfruit, and Bamboo

●       Fauna: Tiger, Assam Loris, and Asian Elephant

●       Flora: Sal, Frankincense, and Mahua

●       Fauna: Tiger, Spotted Deer, and Sloth Bear

●       Flora: Indian Olive, Dregea, Bamboo, Indian Beech, Arjun Tree, Jamun, Ginger, Turmeric, True Cinnamon, Nightshade, Guava, Mango, Black Pepper, Indian Rosewood, Sandalwood

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Indian Bison, Sambar Deer, Spotted Deer, Sloth Bear, Striped Hyena, Four-horned Antelope, Blackbuck, Wild Boar

●       The forests are interspersed with swampy fallows called ‘hadlu,’

●       Kattunayakan Tribe (PVTG) lives in this tiger reserve.

●       Flora: Indian Rosewood, Sandalwood, Teak, Silver Oak, Indian Kino

●       Fauna: Tiger,  Wild Boar, Mouse Deer, Wild Dog, Indian Grey Mongoose, Giant Flying Squirrel, Loris, Bonnet Macaque, Porcupine, Golden Jackal, Indian Pangolin, Leopard Cat

●       Flora: Neem, Sandalwood, Teak

●       Fauna: Leopard, Tiger,Axis Deer, Sloth Bear, Jungle Cat, Lion-Tailed, Macaque, Otter, Gaur (Indian Bison), Elephant, Sambar Deer, Indian Bullfrog

●       Flora: Harpullia, Scolopia, Blueberry Tree, Kattuka, Ficus, Red White Wood, Acacia, Spiny Mango, Indian Gooseberry, Carissa

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Dhole, Gaur, Bengal Cat, Malabar Pit Viper, Giant Squirrel, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Indian Muntjac, Blackbuck, Four-Horned Antelope

●       Fauna: Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Indian Muntjac, Four-Horned Antelope, Leopard, Tiger, Dhole, Palm Civet, Indian Giant Squirrel, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, Grey-headed Fishing Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Indian Caecilian

●       Flora: Teak, Indian Axlewood, Mitragyna, Indian Almond, Indian Gooseberry, Frankincense, Butter Tree, Terminalia, Mahua, Silk Cotton Tree

●       Fauna: Nilgai, Four-Horned Antelope, Indian Gazelle, Blackbuck, Sambar, Chital, Dhole, Grey Wolf, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Sloth Bear, Gaur, North American Porcupine, Indian Hare

●       Flora: Indian Albizia, Ceylon Satinwood, Gyrocarpus, Neem, Tamarind, Randia, Khair, Acacia,Red Grass, Sandalwood

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Bonnet Macaque, Indian Civet, Small Indian Mongoose, Indian Grey Mongoose, Striped Mongoose, Eurasian Otter, Dhole, Asian Elephant, Indian Antelope, Four-Horned Antelope, Sambar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Wild Boar, Spotted Deer, Indian Pangolin

●       Flora: Indian Axlewood, Khair, Indian Jujube, Governor’s Plum, Longleaf Acacia, Indian Persimmon, Coromandel Ebony, Sterculia, Banyan Tree, Indian Tamarind, Indian Olive, Indian Sandalwood, Indian Blackwood, Flame of the Forest

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Nilgai, Indian Gazelle, Spotted Deer, Indian Civet, Palm Civet, Golden Jackal, Hyena, Jungle Cat, Hanuman Langur, Indian Grey Mongoose, Indian Palm Squirrel, Indian Pangolin, Indian Porcupine, Painted Francolin, Indian Hornbill, Blackbird, Brahminy Blind Snake

●       Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Indian Civet, Palm Civet, Grey Wolf, Golden Jackal, Wild Dog, Sloth Bear, Honey Badger, Indian Squirrel, Gaur, Sambhar, Spotted Deer, Nilgai, Indian Pangolin

●       Flora: Teak, Indian Laurel, Belliric Myrobalan, Ceylon Satinwood, Indian Frankincense, Sacred Fig, etc

●       Fauna: Leopard, Tiger, Golden Jackal, Dhole, Spotted Deer, Striped Hyena, Sambar Deer, Indian Wolf, Barking Deer, Chinkara, Four-Horned Antelope, Nilgai, Honey Badger, etc.

●       Flora: Sal, Sugarcane, Sclerostachya, Cogon Grass, Themeda, Bluegrass, Vetiver, Apluda, Dichanthium, Crabgrass, Finger Grass, Cyperus species, etc.

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Fishing Cat, Swamp Deer, Spotted Deer, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Blackbuck, Sambar Deer, Sloth Bear, Indian Giant Squirrel, Indian Flying Fox, Lesser Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Painted Bat, Rhesus Macaque, Hanuman Langur, Indian Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Golden Jackal, Indian Wolf, Striped Hyena, Bengal Fox,

●       Flora: Teak, Indian Ebony, Caltrop, Indian Laurel, Bamboo species, etc.

●       Fauna:  Tiger, Leopard, Striped Hyena, Sambar Deer, Jungle Cat, Dhole, Spotted Deer, Indian Gaur, Indian Peafowl, etc.

●       Smallest Tiger Reserve in India

●       Flora:  Sal, Baheda, Jamun, Indian Jujube, Bael, Indian Cherry, Euphorbia, Catamixis, Eremostachys, Flame Lily, etc.

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Sloth Bear, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Monitor Lizard, Wild Boar, Rhesus Macaque, Hanuman Langur, etc.

●       ultimately meet the Brahmaputra River

●       Flora: Silk Cotton Tree, Indian Rosewood, Villose Sterculia, False White Teak, Indian Jujube, Litsea, Common Reed, Giant Reed, Cogon Grass, Water Morning Glory, Enhydra, etc.

●       Fauna: Tiger, Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros, Wild Boar, Fishing Cat, Asian Elephant, Pygmy Hog, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat, Small Indian Civet, etc.

●       Flora: Canarium, Chebulic Myrobalan, Beechwood, Amoora

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Hoolock Gibbon, Stump-Tailed Macaque, Capped Langur, Rhesus Macaque, Wild Boar, Sambar Deer, Barking Deer, Black Giant Squirrel, Bengal Slow Loris, Great Hornbill, etc.

●       The local inhabitants are known as Hishmi, Digaru, and Mizo.

●       lies between Lang River on the North side and Namdapha National Park on the south.

●       Flora: The tiger reserve boasts diverse vegetation, including tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests, moist mixed deciduous forests, and grasslands.

●       Fauna: Asian Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Gaur, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Nilgiri Langur, Lion-tailed Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, Sloth Bear, Red Junglefowl, and Smooth-Coated Otter

●       Flora: Acacia, Cassia, Lannea, Boswellia, Sterculia, Diospyros, Dichrostachys, Butea, and Ficus

●       Fauna: Key carnivores include Leopard, Sloth Bear, Jungle Cat, Striped Hyena, and Indian Wolf. Herbivores include Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Nilgai, and Wild Boar, Indian Star Tortoise

●       Flora: Diospyros, Mahua, Bamboo, Flame of the Forest, Limonia, Sal, Catechu Acacia, Arjuna, Jamun, Ficus

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, and Sloth Bear. Herbivores include Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Blackbuck, Chinkara, Indian Peafowl, Wild Boar, and Nilgai. Other carnivores include Indian Wolf, Striped Hyena, Golden Jackal, and Nilgai.

●       Flora: The chief floral elements include Teak, Saja, Dhaora, Ber, Amla, etc

●       Fauna: Tiger, leopard, wolf, jackal, Indian fox, striped hyena, Nilgai, Chinkara, Chital, Sambhar, Black Buck, Barking deer, Common Langur, Rhesus Macaque, etc. Strongholds for the White-Rumped and the Indian Vultures

●       It is named for Rani Durgavati, the queen of the Gondi people.

●       The Singorgarh Fort is located within the reserve.

●       A green corridor linking Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) with Durgavati will be developed for the natural movement of the tiger to the new reserve.

●       Flora: Dhok and Khair trees

●       Fauna: Tiger, Leopards, Sloth bears, Sambhar deer, Chital, wild boar etc

●       Flora: sal, saja, dhavda, and kusum

●       Fauna: parakeets, bulbuls, Rufus treepie, red-headed vulture, and racket-tailed drongo, tigers, leopards, nilgai, jackal, antelope, wild boar, bison, hyena, and porcupine

●       Flora: The forest of this Sanctuary is of dry deciduous and moist deciduous types.

●       About 55% of the area is covered by teak. The remaining mixed forests consist of various dry deciduous species.

●       Fauna: striped cat,

●       Chinkara, Panther, Hyena, Jackal, Indian Fox, Wild Dog, Jungle Cat, Small Indian Civet, Blue Bull, Chinkara, Black Buck, Chausingha, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer

• The tiger population increased from 1758 areas of 100 km² in 2018 to 1792 in 2022.
• 3080 unique tigers were photographed in 2022 up from 2461 in 2018.
• Five states (Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu) each have more than 300 tigers.
•  Eight states have more than 200 tigers.
• There has been a decline in tiger occupancy in the Western Ghats, especially in the Wayanad landscape and the Biligiriranga Hills.

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