{"id":10970,"date":"2026-03-20T11:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10970"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:51:30","slug":"sathyamangalam-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sathyamangalam-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras High Court that illegal resorts operating in the eco-sensitive zone of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) have been locked and sealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the state of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is nestled at <\/span><b>the junction of the Eastern and the Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nbr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is contiguous with the <\/span><b>Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Karnataka), and <\/span><b>BR Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Karnataka).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The terrain is hilly and undulating with altitude ranging between 750 m and 1649 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is subtropical and dry.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The summers are hot and dry; the monsoons are wet and cooler, with river flooding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some of the prominent rivers in the region include <\/span><b>the Bhavani, Moyar, and Noyyal rivers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tribal Communities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to several indigenous tribal communities, including <\/span><b>the Irula and Kurumba tribes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of southern <\/span><b>tropical dry thorn forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mixed deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, and riparian forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It includes <\/span><b>teak, sandalwood, bamboo, Terminalia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Albizia, alongside medicinal plants and shrubs that support both wildlife and local communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The major species are Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Sloth bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Spotted deer, Wild boar, Black napped hare, Common langur Nilgiri langur, Striped neck mongoose, and Bonnet macaque.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/tamil-nadu\/2026\/Mar\/20\/42-illegal-resorts-inside-sathyamangalam-tiger-reserve-sealed-tn-tells-madras-hc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. 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