Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve

• In a big blow to Navegon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) struggling to revive its tiger population, a young male died in a road hit near Murdoli village in the buffer zone of the reserve.
• As per the All-India Tiger Estimation (AITE-2022), the 656sqkm NNTR has 11 tigers.

ABOUT NAVEGON-NAGZIRA TIGER RESERVE

• Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve is situated in Gondia and Shandara Districts of Maharashtra.
• It comprises of Nawegaon National Park, Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and Koka Wildlife Sanctuary.
• It has linkages with Kanha, Pench and Tadoba Tiger Reserves.
• ‘Zenda Pahad’ around 702 m above MSL is the highest point.
• Vegetation is Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest which includes dry mixed forests to moist forest type. There are 364 species of plants.
• The major wild animals include Tiger, Panther, Small Indian Civet, Palm Civet, Wolf, Jackal, Wild Dog, Sloth Bear, Ratel, Common Giant Flying Squirrel, Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Four Horned Antelope, Mouse Deer and Pangolin.