Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is a reserve in the state of Maharashtra, created by the Indian government in 2008.[1] Located in the Sahyadri Ranges of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, it is part of the ecoregions of North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests[2] and North Western Ghats montane rain forests.[3] These ranges form a common boundary between Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa, and constitute rich evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. The area is spread over the four districts of Satara (Mahabaleshwar, Medha, Satara and Patan tahasils), Sangli (Shirala tahasil), Kolhapur (Shauwadi tahasil) and Ratnagiri (Sangameshwar, Chiplun and Khed tahasils).
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve | |
|---|---|
Wildlife Sanctuary | |
  Sahyadri Tiger Reserve Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′10″N 73°48′32″E / 17.486°N 73.809°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 2008 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,166 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Governing body | Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Project Tiger |
Area
editThe reserve spreads over Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forming the northern portion and Chandoli National Park forming the southern part of the reserve. Recently reserve is extended towards Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary.
The total area of the tiger reserve is:[4][5]
- Core Area: 600.12 km2 (231.71 sq mi)
- Buffer Area: 565 km2 (218 sq mi)
- Total Area: 1,166 km2 (450 sq mi)
Fauna
editThe reserve is dedicated to the conservation of the Bengal tiger. On 23 and 24 May 2018, a tiger was photographed in a camera trap in Chandoli, the first direct evidence of tigers in the reserve in eight years. Prior to that, in 2014, scat DNA and model-based predictions were used to estimate that the reserve had 5–8 tigers.[6] Other animals their include the leopard.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Four more tiger reserves to come up in the country". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Southern Asia: Southwestern India". WWF. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, DC. pp 281-284.
- ^ "Core buffer areas". Government of India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Tiger Reserves - Wildlife Institute of India, an Autonomous Institute of MoEF, Govt. of India". Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Kulkarni, Dhaval (26 June 2018). "Sahyadri Tiger Reserve camera traps evidence of tigers first time in 8 years". DNA India. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Waghmode, Vivek (17 April 2019). "Leopard cub united with mother in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2019.