The population of big cat is on the decline in Palamau Tiger Reserve, according to the 
the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

This was indicated by the state forest department records showing diminishing population of tigers inside the Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand. 

Also,the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had flagged this decline in a 2023 statement: “Some states, including Mizoram, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh have reported disquieting trends with small tiger populations.” 

How many tigers are present in Palamau Tiger Reserve area is not clear. 

However, the Chhattisgarh state cabinet has merged the regions of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and the Tamor Pingla Sanctuary, located in the districts of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Koriya, Surajpur and Balrampur, to create the Tiger new reserve. 

The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, which integrates an existing national park with a wildlife sanctuary, is Chhattisgarh’s fourth reserve for the big cats.It spans 2,829 square kilometres across four northern districts of the state. 

In Jharkhand, there is only one and that is Palamau Tiger Reserve.

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