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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).
Subsequently, over the years, five additional reserves were created. Tadoba National Park, formed in 1955, is one of the oldest national parks. In 1993 its merge with Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary led to the creation of Tadobo Andhari Tiger Reserve. Tiger Census As of 2022, Maharashtra has the fifth-largest tiger population among all Indian states.
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 ...
In April, 2012, the Maharashtra state government issued a notification adding 60 km 2 (23 sq mi) to the old 61.1 km 2 (23.6 sq mi) area of Bor Sanctuary. [1] The new Core Zone of 115.92 km 2 (44.76 sq mi) is the most protected and inviolate part of the sanctuary where the public is not allowed.
Andhari river is a minor river of the Wainganga basin. It flows through the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra . Meandering through the Tadoba forests, it gives its name to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve .
India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and ...
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, also known as Borivali National Park is located in Mumbai and is the world's largest national park within city limits. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project, a prominent tiger reserve near Chandrapur in Vidarbha. It is 40 km from Chandrapur.
This tiger reserve covers a total area of 2,829.38 square kilometres (1,092.43 sq mi), including a core or critical tiger habitat of 2,049.2 square kilometres (791.2 sq mi), which consists of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and the Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, along with a buffer zone of 780.15 square kilometres (301.22 sq mi).