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Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary

Coordinates: 24°58′05″N 81°03′50″E / 24.968°N 81.064°E / 24.968; 81.064
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Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
LocationChitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Area230 km2
Established1977

Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, founded in 1977, is located in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh. It is spread over 230 km2 and is noted for its diverse wildlife, but is not very frequently visited by tourists because of the difficult access. In 2022, it became a tiger reserve.[1] This is also the first tiger Reserve in the Bundelkhand region.[1]

Though there are no tigers inside the Sanctuary, the tigers from nearby Panna Tiger Reserve often visits this region.[2]

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It is the natural habitat of several animals and birds including tigers, leopards, sloth bears, sambars, blackbucks, peafowl, spur fowl, jungle fowl, painted partridges,kingfisher,sparrow, fishing cats and chinkaras.

References

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  1. ^ "Bundelkhand to get its first tiger reserve: All you need to know". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Uttar Pradesh gets its 4th tiger reserve with Ranipur Tiger Reserve". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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24°58′05″N 81°03′50″E / 24.968°N 81.064°E / 24.968; 81.064