The Maharashtra government recently planned to translocate tigers from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) to the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR).
About the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve:
- Location: Sahyadri Ranges, Western Ghats of Maharashtra.
- Coverage: Spans Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, and Ratnagiri districts.
- Establishment: Notified in 2010 by merging Chandoli National Park and Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Habitat: Moist deciduous, montane rain forests, subtropical hill forests, and semi-evergreen forests.
- Tiger-Free Reserves: STR is among five Indian tiger reserves with zero tigers, alongside Kawal (Telangana), Kamlang (Arunachal Pradesh), Dampa (Mizoram), and Satkosia (Odisha).
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