{"id":95722,"date":"2026-11-12T13:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95722"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T09:36:57","slug":"navegaon-nagzira-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/navegaon-nagzira-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve to Take Control of Buffer Zone from April 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tiger has been recently found dead in Maharashtra\u2019s Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) in a suspected case of electrocution, prompting forest authorities to detain a farmer and seven other persons.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the Gondia and Shandara districts 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 lies in the heart of the <\/span><b>central Indian tiger landscape,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which contributes almost 1\/6 of the total tiger population of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officially notified as the 46th Tiger Reserve of India in 2013, it covers an area of approximately 1894.90 sq.km., out of which 656.36 sq.km. forms the core area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>comprises <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the notified areas of <\/span><b>Nawegaon National Park, Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Koka Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>linkages with Kanha, Pench, and Tadoba Tiger Reserves.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topography: The topography is undulating, and the highest point, viz., \u2018Zenda Pahad\u2019, is around 702 m above Mean Sea Level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It acts as a critical <\/span><b>catchment area for the Vainganga, Chulbandh, and Gadvi rivers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation: Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Flora<\/strong>: The towering <\/span><b>Teak <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Tectona grandis) <\/span><b>dominates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the landscape, standing tall alongside <\/span><b>Ain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Terminalia tomentosa), Haldu (Adina cordifolia), Dhaora (Anogeissus latifolia), and <\/span><b>Bamboo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Dendrocalamus strictus).\u00a0<\/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;\"><b>Tiger and leopard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the main predators, with <\/span><b>sloth bear, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dhole (wild dog), jackal, and hyena also recorded.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herbivores include <\/span><b>gaur, sambar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> chital, nilgai, barking deer, and wild boar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a good birding destination, with notable ones like the <\/span><b>Red-collared Dove, Spotted Dove,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Black-Winged Kite found in the reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/tiger-found-dead-in-maharashtras-nawegaon-reserve-electrocution-suspected-8-held\/3095979\/?amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TP<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra was set to take control of its notified buffer zone from April 1, 2026, strengthening wildlife management and tiger 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