{"id":20431,"date":"2026-01-19T11:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20431"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:13:05","slug":"bor-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bor-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Bor Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bor Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two new safari gates at the Bor Tiger Project were inaugurated recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bor Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Wardha District of <\/span><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>smallest tiger reserve in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of 138.12 sq.km., which <\/span><b>includes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>drainage basin of the Bor Dam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> centrally located amon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g several <\/span><b>other Bengal tiger habitats.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Towards the northeast lies the Pench Tiger Reserve, towards the east is the Nagzira Navegaon Tiger Reserve, and to the southeast is the Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is located to the southeast, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/melghat-tiger-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\">Melghat Tiger Reserve<\/a><\/strong> stands to the west, and the Satpura Tiger Reserve lies to the northwest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The area is populated by<\/span><b> the Dry Deciduous Forest type.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Teak, tendu, bamboo, tarot, and gokhru <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are some of the abundant species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from tigers, the reserve is home to several other mammals like <\/span><b>leopards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>sloth bears, sambar deer, Indian bison (gaur), chital, wild boars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has recorded diversity of just under <\/span><b>200 avian species,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with migratory waterfowl such as the tufted duck, northern shovelers, as well as the elegant fish specialist, the osprey.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commonly seen resident species include the Indian peafowl, black-hooded oriole, and Indian paradise flycatcher.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/nagpur\/new-gates-at-bor-tiger-reserve-to-boost-tourism-business-pankaj-bhoyar\/articleshow\/126661091.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bor Tiger Reserve is located in the Wardha District of Maharashtra. 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