{"id":10400,"date":"2025-12-24T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T06:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10400"},"modified":"2025-12-24T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:57:11","slug":"mukundra-hills-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mukundra-hills-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To promote tourism and wildlife conservation, the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) administration in Kota launched a poster and trailer of a documentary entitled &#8220;Enchanting Mukundra&#8221; recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve, also <\/span><b>known as the Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is spread across 4 districts \u2013 Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar &amp; Chittorgarh in <\/span><b>Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>situated in a valley formed by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two <\/span><b>parallel mountains, viz. Mukundra and Gargola.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>encompasses <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the area of <\/span><b>Mukandra National Park, Darrah Sanctuary, Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>part of Chambal Sanctuary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(from Garadia Mahadev to Jawahar Sagar Dam), forming its core\/critical tiger habitat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is strategically located <\/span><b>between Ranthambore and Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Kuno National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it a <\/span><b>vital corridor for tiger movement.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tiger reserve was <\/span><b>once a hunting preserve <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belonging to the <\/span><b>Maharaja of Kota.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is located on the<\/span><b> eastern bank of the Chambal River <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is drained by its tributaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation: Dry Deciduous Forest<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Kala Dhok, or Kaladhi, is the predominant species,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with Khair, Ber, Kakan, Raunj, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The important fauna includes<\/span><b> Leopard, Sloth bear, Nilgai, Chinkara, Spotted Deer, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small Indian Civet, Toddy Cat, Jackal, Hyena, Jungle Cat, Common Langur, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The common reptiles and amphibians are <\/span><b>Pythons, Rat Snake, Buff-striped keelbacks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Green keelback, crocodiles, <\/span><b>Gharial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Otter, and Turtles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/wire-updates\/national\/2025\/12\/23\/des87-rj-mhtr-documentary.amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WEEK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) is spread across 4 districts \u2013 Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar &#038; Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. 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