Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, which is among the proposed five sites in the country, is expected to be formally notified astiger reserve(TR) soon before the Global Tiger Summit, which is to be held at Vladivostok, Russia.
The Centre also announced the development during the 4th Asia ministerial conference on tiger conservation. It was said that the Centre has already given its approval of granting tiger reserve status toRamgarh Vishdhari WildlifeSanctuary, along with MM Hills in Karnataka, Guru Ghasidas in Chhattisgarh.
The total area of 1,017 sqkm that has been identified as the reserve area comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara, territorial forest block of Bundi and Indargarh, which fall under buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR).
After Independence, these forests came under the control of Rajasthan government. In 1982, a part of the forest was declared as Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary under Section 5 of the Rajasthan Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act, 1951. The core area of the Ramgarh Vishdhari has eight villages. The sanctuary has leopards, sambhars, chitals, wildboars, etc.