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VOl. 12 No. 2
Tiger reserVes iN iNDia

Jim Corbett National Park in Nainital, uttarakhand was
set up in year 1921. it is the first and the oldest national
park in india. it was named as hailey National Park in 1936.
in 1954-55, the name changed to ramganga National Park.
later it was renamed as the Corbett National Park, after the
legendary tiger hunter Jim Corbett. it is believed that he shot
12 man-eater tigers during his lifetime.
Siddharth Singh, IX, Raksha Anusandhan Vidyalaya, Dehradun; Mrunal
P. Pachpande, IV C, Vidya Pratishthan’s English Medium School,
Baramati

The dudhwa Tiger reserve is a famous tiger reserve in the Illustration by: Navika Rajput, XI, Pine Hall School, Rajpur Road, Dehradun
Terai region of uttar Pradesh and is located on the indo-
Nepal border. Together with the Kishanpur and Katerniaghat in andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger reserve
wildlife sanctuaries, this protected area is the last reliable is one of the largest tiger reserve in india. The reserve is spread
home of the royal bengal Tiger in the state. over an area of 3568 sq. km. The reservoir and temple of
srisailam are major attractions for many tourists and pilgrims.
Neha Arora, XI D, Greenwood Sr. Sec. School, Rampur
Prerana Reddy M., IX H, B.V.B.P.S. Vidyashram, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

ranthambore is a popular animal sanctuary in rajasthan.
it is covered with dense forest and is a very popular tourist Similipal, Sunabeda and Satkosia are the famous tiger
destination. it is perhaps the only tiger reserve where tigers reserves in Orissa. The reserves are home to many other
can be spotted even during daytime. endangered species besides the royal bengal tiger.
Sarthak Sarangi, VII, D.A.V. Public School, Cuttack
Arya V. Zambare, V D, Vidya Pratishthan’s English Medium School,
Baramati

The Sariska National Park is famous for the bengal Tiger and MACHALI’S SToRY
was declared a tiger reserve in 1978. it became one of the 27 Female tiger Machali is the
tiger reserves in india under the Project Tiger. Due to severe most photographed tigress in
deforestation, the count plummeted. however, recently in July ranthambore and is also known
2014, two cubs were spotted and two more in august 2014. as the “lady of the lake” since she
Tushita Purohit, VIII, Bhavan’s Shri A.K. Doshi Vidyalaya, Jamnagar was often found along the river
streams of the jungle. Machali
died at the age of 18 in 2014.
Srishti Thakur, V, V.V.D.A.V. Public
School, Vikaspuri, Delhi

DO YOUR BIT !

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) runs an
‘Adopt a Tiger’ programme. Your money will
go towards creating reserves for tigers,
protecting them from poachers and other
WWF conservation works.

Jay Khandelwal, S.V. public School, Jaipur
Illustration by: Sagun, IX, Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre, Kanpur

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