<p>The BRT is the fifth new tiger reserve to get approval after Sahyadri in Maharashtra, Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, Ratapani in Madhya Pradesh and Sunabeda in Orissa. <br /><br />The approval is understood to have been given on the basis of the state’s identification of close to 580 sq km of critical tiger habitat or core areas. <br /><br />The State now has to identify the buffer area around the core among other things.</p>
<p>The BRT is the fifth new tiger reserve to get approval after Sahyadri in Maharashtra, Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, Ratapani in Madhya Pradesh and Sunabeda in Orissa. <br /><br />The approval is understood to have been given on the basis of the state’s identification of close to 580 sq km of critical tiger habitat or core areas. <br /><br />The State now has to identify the buffer area around the core among other things.</p>