Melghat Tiger Reserve : Message To Save Tigers
The ongoing Kula Mama Volleyball Tournament-2024 in Melghat Tiger Reserve’s (MTR) Semadoh sends a strong message to save tigers and the pristine forest with the involvement of local youths.
- Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) is located in the Amaravati district of Maharashtra.
- It is located on the southern offshoot of the Satpura Hill Range in Central India, called Gawilgarh Hill.
- It was established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1967 and was declared a tiger reserve in 1974.
- It was the first tiger reserve in Maharashtra.
- Some of the common species are teak, Lagerstroemia Parviflora, Terminalia Tomentosa, Ougeinia Oojeinensis, Emblica Officinalis, Bamboo, etc.
- Apart from Tigers the other prominent animals are Sloth Bear, Indian Gaur, Sambar deer, Leopard, Nilgais, dhole, hyena, jungle cat, langur, etc.
- It is considered a stronghold of the critically endangered forest owlet.
