Which type of forest the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is?
Answer: TheTadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is a type ofSouthern tropical dry deciduous.
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About the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve:
- The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is the largest and oldest national park in Maharashtra.
- It was established in 1995.
- It includes the Tadoba National Park and the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The Tadoba Reserve covers the Chimur Hill, and the Andhari sanctuary covers the Moharli and Kolsa ranges.
- The term “Tadoba” is taken from the name of the god “Tadoba” or “Taru“, worshipped by the tribes who live in the dense forests of the Tadoba and Andhari region.
- The term “Andhari” refers to the Andhari River that drains the forest.
- The wetland areas within the reserve include Kolsa Lake and the Andhari River.
- Type of forest: Southern tropical dry deciduous.
- Fauna: Bengal tigers, leopards, sloth bears, Indian bison (gaur), sambar deer, dhole, small Indian civet, spotted deer, etc.
- Flora: Teak, crocodile bark, bija, dhauda, hald, salai, semal and tendu etc.
- Insects: danaid egg-fly, great eggfly, dragonflies, stick insects, jewel beetles, praying mantis, wolf spiders, crab spiders etc.
Other key facts:
- The forests of Vidarbha are part of central India’s tiger corridor, which is spread between Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
- The Vidarbha region has Tadoba-Andhari, Melghat, Pench, Navegaon-Nagzira, Umred and Tipeshwar tiger sanctuaries and a few smaller forests.
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