Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve:
According to the recently released ‘EnviStats India-2024’ report, the Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) has been ranked first among India’s 55 tiger reserves for its leopard population, with an estimated 360 leopards.
- Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) is located in the Nallamala hill ranges(an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats) of Andhra Pradesh.
- This is the largest tiger reserve in the country, spreading over an area of 5937 sq. km.
- It hosts the largest tiger population in the Eastern Ghat
- It is named after two major damsin the area, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Srisailam Dam.
- Two wildlife sanctuaries, namely Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuaryand Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary (GBM), constitute the NSTR.
- The river Krishna traverses through this reserve for a linear distance of around 270 kilometers.
