India’s 14 Tiger Reserves get Global CA/TS recognition for good Tiger Conservation

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Jul 2021

The 14 tiger reserves which received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS) are:

• Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam
• Satpura, Kanha and Panna in Madhya Pradesh
• Pench in Maharashtra
• Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar
• Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh
• Sunderbans in West Bengal
• Parambikulam in Kerala
• Bandipur Tiger Reserve of Karnataka
• Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

What is Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) ?

• CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation.
• CA|TS has been agreed upon as accreditation tool by the global coalition of Tiger Range Countries (TRCs) and has been developed by tiger and protected area experts.
• CA|TS was officially launched in 2013
• CA|TS is an important part of Tx2, the global goal to double wild tiger numbers by the year 2022.
• India is the first among the 13 tiger range countries to nationally adopt CA|TS

13 Tiger Range Countries:

• India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
• Cambodia, China, Indonesia
• Lao PDR (Laos), Malaysia
• Myanmar, Nepal, Russia
• Thailand and Vietnam