Translocation of Tigers

May 8, 2024

The Maharashtra Forest Department is all set to translocate eight tigers in which three males and five female tigers from Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) to Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR).
Sahyadri is the lone tiger reserve in the western region of Maharashtra.
It is one of only five tiger reserves in the country — Kaval in Telangana, Satkosia in Odisha, Dampa in Mizoram and Kamlang in Arunachal Pradesh, which has zero tigers within the reserve.
It is spread in Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra over 1,165 sq km, the reserve was notified in 2010 by amalgamating the Chandoli National Park and Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary