Madhya Pradesh carries nine tiger reserves, more than any other state on the national list
Background
The National Tiger Conservation Authority lists nine tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh, more than in any other state.
They are Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Madhav, Panna, Pench (MP), Ratapani, Sanjay-Dubri, Satpura and Veerangana Durgavati.
Maharashtra follows with six reserves and Chhattisgarh has four.
Kanha carries 1973-74 as its protected-area notification year on the Authority's list, with 2007 as its tiger-reserve notification year.
Kanha's core area is 917.43 sq km and its buffer 1,134.36 sq km, giving a total of 2,051.79 sq km.
Satpura has a core area of 1,339.26 sq km, and Veerangana Durgavati has a total area of 2339.12 sq km.
All the state's reserves fall in the Authority's Central Zone grouping.
In plain words
NTCA National Tiger Conservation Authority — The statutory body that notifies and oversees India's tiger reserves and approves their conservation plans.
Core and buffer Core area and buffer area — A tiger reserve is notified in two parts: an inner core kept largely undisturbed, and a surrounding buffer where regulated use is allowed.