Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve:
The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) recently undertook a sterilisation and vaccination program to deal with the growing menace of stray dogs.
- It is located in the Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.
- It is the largest and oldest tiger reserve in Maharashtra.
- Established in 1955, the reserve consists of Tadoba National Park and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The word ‘Tadoba’ is derived from the name of the God “Tadoba” or “Taru,” which is praised by local tribal people of this region, and “Andhari” is derived from the name of the Andhari River that flows in this area.
- It has corridor linkages with Nagzira-Navegaon and Pench Tiger Reserves within the State.
- There are two lakes and one waterway in the reserve: Tadoba Lake, Kolsa Lake, and the Tadoba River.
- Apart from tigers, the reserve is home to Indian leopards, sloth bears, Indian gaur (bison), wild dogs (dholes), striped hyenas, marsh crocodiles, sambar deer, chital (spotted deer), barking deer, and four-horned antelopes (chousingha).
- It is also a birdwatcher’s paradise, with various species of birds, including crested serpent eagles, grey-headed fish eagles, paradise flycatchers, and hornbills.
