Pilibhit Tiger Reserve bags international award TX2 

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve bags international award TX2 

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Tiger Reserves; Wildlife Conservation

In news

• The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR – Uttar Pradesh) recently bagged international award TX2 for doubling the number of tigers in the past four years.
• TX2 Award goes to one site that has achieved remarkable and measurable increase in its tiger population since 2010.

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Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR)

• PTR is located in Uttar Pradesh.

• The northern edge of the reserve lies along the Indo-Nepal border while the southern boundary is marked by the river Sharada and Khakra.
• PTR is one of the finest examples of the exceedingly diverse and productive Terai ecosystems.
• It is home to a habitat for over 127 animals, 326 bird species and 2,100 flowering plants.
• Wild animals include tiger, swamp deer, Bengal florican, hog deer, leopard, etc.
• It has high sal forests, plantation and grasslands with several water bodies.

TX2 Goal

• The TX2 goal is a global commitment to double the world’s wild tigers by 2022.
• The goal has been set by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through the Global Tiger Initiative, Global Tiger Forum and other critical platforms.
• Tiger Range Countries: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
• IUCN Red List Status of Tiger (Panthera Tigris): Endangered
• It is listed under Appendix I of CITES.
• It has been listed under ‘Schedule I’ of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.