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| The Bandhavgarh Fort, in the center of the Reserve, atop the Bandhavgarh hill, was the seat of the rulers of erstwhile Rewa State until they shifted to Rewa town in 1617 A.D. The area of the Reserve, with its surrounding forests. |
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| The Reserve area was named as 'Hailey National Park' in 1936. This was renamed in 1954-55 as 'Ramganga National Park' and again in 1955-56 as 'Corbett National Park'. It is the oldest National Park in India. |
| Pench Tiger Reserve was created in 1992, becoming 19th Reserve in the Project Tiger network. The core zone of the Reserve, Pench National Park was crated in 1983.This was carved oyt of the Pench Sanctuary crated in 1977. |
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| Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve was among the first nine Tiger Reserves declared in 1973 at the launch of Project Tiger in India. It comprised the former Sawai Madhopur Wildlife Sanctuary of 392.5 sq.km. Reserved Forest (constituted in 1955). |
| Kanha National Park is one of the first nine, Tiger Reserve constituted in our country when "Project Tiger" was initially launched way back in 1973. There present Park area encompasses two important valleys vix the Banjar and the Halon. |
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| A Sanctuary with 90sq. km. area was created in the Bandipur Reserve Forest in 1931. It was realized that this Sanctuary was too small for effective conservation of wildlife. Therefore, the Venugopala Wildlife Park was constituted in 1941. |
| Panna National Reserve was created in 1981. It was declared a Project Tiger Reserve in 1994, the 22nd in the country and 5th in the State. The National Reserve consists of areas form the former Gangau Wildlife Sanctuary created in 1975. |
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| The visit of Sir D.B. Brandis in 1860 to the area culminated in 303 sq. mile forest area of the present day Dudhwa National Park being brought under the control of Government in 1861 for preservation. |
| Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, created in 1973, was the part of the then 24-Parganas Forest Division. Subsequently, the area comprising the present tiger reserve was constituted as a Reserve Forest in 1978. |
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| Manas Tiger Reserve was created in 1973, with Manas Sanctuary as its core. Manas Sanctuary with an area of 360 sq. km., was created way back in 1928. Prior to the declaration setting up the sanctuary the area was a Reserved Forest called Manas R.F. |
| Sariska Tiger Reserve was created in 1978. The present area of the Reserve is 866 sq. km. In the pre-independence period, the forests within the Reserve were a part of the erstwhile Alwar State and maintained as a hunting preserve for the royalty. |
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