• From India, 14 tiger reserves have received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS), on the occasion of International Tiger Day on July 29, 2021.

The 14 tiger reserves of India that have received prestigious global accreditation from CA|TS are:

• Manas, Kaziranga, and Oran – Assam
• Satpura, Panna and Kanha – Madhya Pradesh
• Dudhwa – Uttar Pradesh
• Pench – Maharashtra
• Sunderbans – West Bengal
• Valmiki Nagar – Bihar
• Parambikulam – Kerala
• Mudumalai and Annamalai – Tamil Nadu
• Bandipur – Karnataka

About CA|TS 

• Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) is a globally accepted conservation tool launched in 2013 by the coalition of Tiger Range Countries (TRCs) and has been developed by tiger and protected area experts.
• CA|TS sets minimum standards for effective management of target species and encourages assessment of these standards in relevant conservation areas.
• CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation.