SAHYADRI RESERVE -
ENVIRONMENT
News: Maharashtra gears up for tiger
translocation to Sahyadri reserve in bid to revive numbers
What's in the news?
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The Maharashtra forest department is gearing up for
translocation of a few tigers from the Tadoba-Andhari
Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur to Sahyadri Tiger reserve.
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve:
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It is located in the Sahyadri Ranges of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.
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It was notified in 2010 by amalgamating the Chandoli national park and Koyna wildlife
sanctuary.
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The region of this Tiger Reserve includes the area
around the Koyna Dam, the Warna
River, and many other small rivers and streams originating from the Western
Ghats and flowing to the east.
Unique Features:
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It is undulating with steep escarpments along
western boundary.
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The most distinct feature of the Tiger Reserve is
the presence of numerous barren rocky and lateritic plateaus, locally called
“Sadas”, with less perennial vegetation and overhanging cliffs on the edges
along with numerous fallen boulders with dense thorny bushes.
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Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is the only place where
climax and near-climax vegetations are plentiful and prospects of adverse
anthropogenic influence in the future are minimal.
Vegetation:
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The forest cover here is that of moist evergreen,
semi-evergreen, moist, and dry deciduous vegetation.
Flora:
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There are many medicinal and fruit-bearing trees
along with the commercial hardwood trees in the reserve.
Fauna:
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Tiger, leopard, and some lesser cats along with the
wolf, jackal, and wild dog.
Other Tiger Reserves of
Maharashtra:
● Melghat Tiger Reserve, Bor Tiger Reserve, Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve and Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.