Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve (BRT)

About Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve (BRT):

• Location:
  • It is located in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka State.
  • This unique Bio-geographical habitat is in the middle of the bridge between the Western and Eastern Ghats.
• The tiger reserve derives its name from 'BILIGIRI ', the white rocky cliff which has a temple of Lord 'VISHNU', locally known as ‘Rangaswamy’.
• It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2011.
• The total area of the Tiger Reserve is 574.82 sq.km.
• Vegetation: The forests of BRT Tiger Reserve are principally of dry deciduous type and are interspersed with moist deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen, and shola patches occurring at varying altitudes.
• Flora: The major species include: Anogeissus latifolia, Dalbergia paniculata, Grewia teliaefolia, Terminalia alata, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia paniculata etc.

Fauna: Animals including tiger, elephant, leopard, wild dog, bison, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope, sloth bear, wild boar, common langur, bonnet macaque, varieties of reptiles, birds, etc., are found in the Tiger Reserve.

Q1. What is a Tiger Reserve?

Tiger Reserve is a legally declared protected area dedicated to the conservation of striped big cats. A tiger reserve, on the other hand, could be a national park or wildlife sanctuary. The Sariska Tiger Reserve, for example, is also a national park.

Source: Female jumbo found dead in Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve