14 DAY TRIAL // News from India says that the country can now take pride in having a total of 42 tiger reserves spread across its territory.
The 42nd reserve of this kind has recently been established in the country's south, and conservationists estimate that about 25 tigers presently call this 272-square-mile (approximately 705 square kilometers) patch of land their home.
Although the Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary has been founded in order to protect India's remaining tiger population, species such as elephants, leopards and hyenas will also benefit from the creation of this new reserve. Our Amazing Planet quotes WWF member Dipankar Ghose, who argued that, “The tiger is the national animal of India, and WWF congratulates the government for yet another important milestone in its conservation efforts that will make a tremendous contribution to the goal of conserving wild tigers and their natural habitats in the country.”