Why in News ?

The recently declared Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu will provide protection to Megamalai.

Establishment:

• It was established in February 2021. It was jointly declared by the Centre and Tamil Nadu governments.
• For this, the Megamalai WLS and the adjoining Srivilliputhur WLS were clubbed together.
• Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve is the fifth Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu, and 51^thtiger reserve of India.

Ecological Diversity:

• Animals seen here are Bengal tiger, elephants, gaur, Indian giant squirrel, leopard, Nilgiri Tahrs, etc.
• It has a mix of tropical evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests and moist mixed deciduous forests, grassland.