Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary
08-01-2025
07:30 AM
1 min read

Overview:
The Bombay High Court has taken a dim view of an incident where safari vehicles carrying tourists obstructed the movement of a tigress and her cubs in Maharashtra's Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Sanctuary on New Year’s Eve.
About Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary:
- It is spread over Pauni tehsil in Bhandara district and Umred, Kuhi, and Bhivapur Taluka of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.
- It was established in 2013 and is spread across an area of 189 sq. km.
- The Wainganga River and the Gose Khurd Damlie along the northeast boundaries of the sanctuary, while State Highway 9 and Bhiwapur Town bound the southern side.
- The forest along the Wainganga River connects this sanctuary to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
- It lies 80 km from Pench Tiger Reserve and 50 kilometers southwest of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Flora:
- The forest is made up of teak, bamboo, tendu, mahua, and other indigenous tree species.
- Teak makes up 60 percent of the crop composition.
- Fauna: The sanctuary is home to resident breeding tigers, herds of Gaur, wild dogs, and also rare animals like flying squirrels, pangolins, and honey badgers.

Q1: What is a Tiger Reserve?
A protected area statutorily designated for the conservation of the striped big cats is referred to as Tiger Reserve. However, a tiger reserve may also be a national park or wildlife sanctuary. The Sariska Tiger Reserve is also a national park. It is so because the place was originally created as a national park and later dedicated to tiger conservation.
Source: TH