Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve

Species
Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear.

Overview
Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve The Mukundara Hills Tiger reserve is located in Rjasthan's Hadoti region and spread scross four districts- Kota, Budi, Chittorgarh and Jhalawar, covering an area of 759sq. km. It has a core area of 417sq. km and a buffer zone covering 342.82sq. km. It was declared protected area in 1955 . The forest is very thick and dense. Surrounded by four rivers- Ramzan, Ahu, Kali and Chambal which form its boundary, it is situated between two parallel mountains Mukundara and Gagrola, it is drained by tributaries of Chambal river. It is 15km from Kota.
After Ranthambore and Sariska, Mukundara Hills will be the third big cat habitat. The Rajasthan Government recommended the National Tiger Conservation Authority to notify an area of tiger reserve under section 38V of Wildlife Protection ACT. It was announced by the government in August 2012. The government had issued preliminary notification naming the reserve Rajiv Gandhi. However later in 2003 when BJP came into power it was named as Mukudara Hills Nation Park.
A national park is an area which is strictly reserved for the betterment of the wildlife and biodiversity and where activities like developmental, forestry, poaching, hunting and grazing on cultivation are not permitted. The reserve doesn't have tiger population of its own but serves as an extension to Ranthambore tiger reserve. An 82sq. km area within the park has already been enclosed in order to secure the habitat for RT-91 a prime adult male. It was released in the Darrah Range by the forest department. The tiger is popularly known as Mirza. He was honeytrapped and tranquillised. In Ramgarh sanctuary transported here by the wildlife department. For the time being RT-91 acclimatized a no tourism will be allowed.

By Air:
The nearest airports are Jaipur (252 km.) from where car can be hired to drive to the National Park.

By Road:

By Rail – The closest railway station is Kota railway station located about 50 km from Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve/Darrah National Park.

By road – The distance between Mukundra Tiger Reserve and Kota is close to 50 km only.  It is also well connected all the major cities of Rajasthan like Ajmer, Chittorgarh, Jaipur, Udaipur, etc.