NAGZIRA TIGER RESERVE

Subject : Environment

Context: Three labourers killed in forest fire at Nagzira tiger reserve.

Concept :

Nagzira wildlife sanctuary is located between Bhandara-Gondia district of Maharashtra.
Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary is locked in the arms of nature and adorned with a picturesque landscape, luxuriant vegetation and serves as a living outdoor museum to explore and appreciate nature.
This sanctuary has a number of fish, 34 species of mammals, 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles and four species of amphibians.
The invertebrate fauna includes a number of butterfly and other insect species. Large wild mammals found here include the tiger, leopard, Indian gaur, sambar, nilgai, chital, wild boar, sloth bear, barking deer, mouse deer and wild dog.
The Nagzira-Navegaon tiger reserve is established to conserve tigers wandering outside the Tadoba reserve territory.
The Nagzira sanctuary, which was of 150 square kilometer and the Navegaon National Park, was of 130 square kilometer, which has been increased to 700 square kilometer for new tiger reserve.