Tadoba­Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR)

  • November 22, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Tadoba­Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR)

Subject – Environment

Context – ₹15 lakh compensation for kin of forest guard killed by tigress in TATR.

Concept –

  • Tadoba Andhari 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.
Environment Tadoba­Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR)