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The project Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in which of the following States?
1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Gujarat
4. None of the above

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : West Bengal

Explanation:

  • Project Buxa tiger reserve is located in northern West Bengal
  • It is spread over an area of 760 km2   
  • It was established in 1983
  • This region was once  famous for dolomite mining, later on, converted to National Park in 1992

  • Project Tiger was initiated by the Government of India, in 1973
  • Indian is home to 50 reserves which are all run by the Project Tiger
  • The 'Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India report for 2018' showed that out of the 50 tiger reserves in the country, three reserves - Mizoram's Dampa reserve, West Bengal's Buxa reserve and Jharkhand's Palamau reserve have no tigers left.
  • The total population of tigers in India is 2967(earlier it was 2226)
  • Madhya Pradesh has the largest number of tigers
  • The tiger reserve having the highest number of tiger is Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

⇒ Buxa Tiger reserve is located in West Bengal

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