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The total area of the tiger reserve is 3,728 km 2 (1,439 sq mi). [1] The core area of this reserve is 1,200 km 2 (460 sq mi). The reservoirs and temples of Srisailam are major attraction for many tourists and pilgrims. [2] It is the largest tiger reserve forest in India and is located inside Nallamala forest area.
Tiger reserves were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973 and are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of Government of India. Tiger reserves consist of a core area which includes part(s) of protected areas such as a national park or a wildlife sanctuary and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non ...
Tadoba Andhari Reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra.The total area of the reserve is 625.4 square kilometres (241.5 sq mi). This includes Tadoba National Park, with an area of 116.55 square kilometres (45.00 sq mi) and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 508.85 square kilometres (196.47 sq mi).
Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The present-day Kanha area is divided into two protected areas, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km 2 (97 and 116 sq mi), respectively. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June ...
Breeding populations of tigers are extensively in the core area of tiger reserves. The size of these tiger reserves in India vary between 344 km 2. to 3,150 km 2. with an average area of average 1,321 km 2. [21] 2018 assessment shows Corbett Tiger Reserve with the largest population of about 231 tigers.
As of 2022, Maharashtra has the fifth-largest tiger population among all Indian states. The tiger population in the state has shown a consistent rise: 2006: 103 tigers 2010: 169 tigers 2015: 190 tigers (a 12% increase from 2010) 2018: 312 tigers 2022: 444 tigers The latest census, conducted as part of the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2022 ...
With a total area of approximately 2799.08 km 2, Indravati attained the status of a national park in 1981 and a tiger reserve in 1983, becoming one of the most famous tiger reserves in India. As of 2022, the park is reported to be largely under Naxal control. [2]
The tiger reserve abounds with chital or the spotted deer (Axis axis) which is the main prey animal of the tiger and the Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca). [3] [4] In 2012, the Gaur were reintroduced from Kanha. [5] Brown fish owl at Bandhavgarh. Bandhavgarh has one of the highest density of tigers known in the world.