Satpura Tiger Reserve:
A tiger has been found dead in the Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district recently, with officials suspecting the tiger died following a territorial fight.
- Satpura Tiger Reserve is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.
- It is located in the Satpura ranges of the Central Indian Landscape.
- It lies south of the river Narmada.
- Satpura, basically meaning “Seven Folds”, forms a watershed between the Narmada and Tapti Rivers.
- It is spread over an area of 2133 sq. km.
- The tiger reserve comprises three protected areas, Satpura National Park, Bori Wildlife Sanctuary, and Pachmarhi Sanctuary.
- The terrain here is extremely rugged and consists of sandstone peaks, narrow gorges, ravines, and dense forests.
- The habitat is also an important testimony to human evolution, as it houses more than 50 rock shelters, which are almost 1,500 to 10,000 years old.
- Geological formations include the Deccan trap series, Gondwanas, and metamorphic rocks.
