Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR)

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Recently, three tigers, including two female cubs, have been found dead inside the Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) attributing the deaths to territorial fights among big cats.

About Kanha Tiger Reserve

• Location: It is located in the “Maikal” ranges of the Satpuras in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• It was declared a reserve forest in 1879 and revalued as a wildlife sanctuary in 1933. Its position was further upgraded to a national park in 1955.
• Corridor: It has an active corridor between Kanha and Pench Tiger Reserves. Kanha is also connected with the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh State. 
• Habitat: It is characterized mainly by forested shallow undulations, hills with varying degrees of slopes, plateaus, and valleys.
• Tribal Communities: The region is known for some of the ancient tribal communities, like the Gond and Baiga still inhabit the region. 
• It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, “Bhoorsingh the Barasingha”. 
• Flora: It is primarily a moist Sal and moist mixed deciduous forest where Bamboo, Tendu, Sal, Jamun, Arjun, and Lendia flourish.
• Fauna: The Park has a significant population of Royal Bengal Tigers, leopards, sloth bears, and Indian wild dogs.
• The Park is respected globally for saving the Barasingha (the state animal of Madhya Pradesh) from near extinction and has the unique distinction of harbouring the last world population of this deer species.

Source: TH

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