Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary
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- 1982 (as Wildlife Sanctuary)
- 2022 (as Tiger Reserve)
| Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location in Rajasthan  Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
 Interactive map of Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Location | Bundi district, Bhilwara district and Kota district, Rajasthan, India |
| Coordinates | 25°34′N 75°54′E / 25.57°N 75.90°E |
| Area | 1,501.89 km2 (579.88 sq mi) |
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Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary is a tiger reserve in Bundi district, Rajasthan , India. It was declared as a tiger reserve in the 2022.[1][2]
The Sanctuary is located in Bundi, Bhilwara and Kota districts of Rajasthan. It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1982. It was declared a tiger reserve in 2022. It encompasses the area of Ramgarh Sanctuary, a section of the National Gharial Sanctuary (NGS), and the territorial forest areas of the Bundi and Bhilwara divisions. The total area of the reserve is 1,501.89 km2 (579.88 sq mi), including a core of 481.90 km2 (186.06 sq mi) and buffer of 1,019.98 km2 (393.82 sq mi). It connects Ranthambore National Park with Mukundara Hills National Park. The Mej river, a tributary of the Chambal River, flows through the tiger reserve. [3][4]
Wildlife
The sanctuary hosts wild animals including the Sambar deer, Chital, wild boar, Indian wolf, leopard, striped hyena, sloth bear, golden jackal, chinkara, and nilgai.[1][3]