TADOBA ANDHARI TIGER RESERVE
- December 26, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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TADOBA ANDHARI TIGER RESERVE
Subject : Environment
Context : A woman was killed in yet another attack by a tiger in Gadchiroli on Friday, taking the annual tally of human victims of tiger attacks in the district to six.
Concept :
- TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve is located in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.
- It is Maharashtra’s oldest and largest national park.
- It is one of India’s 50 “Project Tiger” – Tiger reserves.
- Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve was established as the second Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra in 1993-94.
- The first Tiger Reserve established in the State is Melghat Tiger Reserve (1973-74).
- It represents Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Teak Forests in the Tiger habitat and has viable tiger population of more than 40 tigers.