Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary Records First Documented Tiger Sighting by Tourists

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Tourists visiting Maharashtra’s Radhanagari-Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary recently spotted a male Bengal tiger, marking the first officially documented tiger sighting captured on camera by tourists in the sanctuary. 

About Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary

• It is located in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district. 
• Nestled in the southern end of the Sahyadri hills in the Western Ghats, it was the former hunting ground of the Maharaja of Kolhapur. 
• It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1958 and is the first declared wildlife sanctuary in Maharashtra.
• It was specially created for the conservation of the Indian bison (Gaur).
• The sanctuary is also called ‘Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary’ and ‘Bison Sanctuary’. 
• It spans over 350 sq. km. of dense forest, grasslands, and hilly terrain.  
• The rivers that flow across the sanctuary are Bhogavati, Kallamma, Dudhganga, Dirba, and Tulshi, which then join the Krishna River.
• At its heart lies the scenic Radhanagari Dam on the Bhogawati River, which plays a vital role in maintaining the forest ecosystem. 
• Flora: 
  • It contains tropical evergreen forests typical of the northern Western Ghats. 
  • The main flora found here are Ain, Anjani, Amba, Awala, Bhoma, Bibba, Chandala, Gela, Hirda, Jambul, Jambha, Kinjal, Kumbha, Katak, Nana, Pisa, Umbar, etc. 
• Fauna: 
  • The Indian Bison is the flagship species of the area. 
  • Besides, one can also spot leopards, sloth bears, tigers, barking deer, mouse deer, sambar, giant squirrels, and wild dogs. 
  • It is also designated as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.
  • It is home to the rare and globally threatened Nilgiri wood-pigeon, along with Ceylon frogmouth, yellow-browed bulbul, dusky eagle-owl, Malabar grey hornbill, and great pied hornbill, and one of India’s most admired songbirds, the Malabar whistling thrush.

News: TOI

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