Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary : In News
The Bombay High Court has taken a dim view of an incident where safari vehicles carrying tourists obstructed the movement of a tigress and her cubs in Maharashtra’s Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Sanctuary on New Year’s Eve.
- Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over Pauni tehsil in Bhandara district and Umred, Kuhi, and Bhivapur Taluka of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.
- It was established in 2013 and is spread across an area of 189 sq. km.
- The Wainganga River and the Gose Khurd Dam lie along the northeast boundaries of the sanctuary, while State Highway 9 and Bhiwapur Town bound the southern side.
- The forest along the Wainganga River connects this sanctuary to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
- It lies 80 km from Pench Tiger Reserve and 50 kilometers southwest of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The forest is made up of teak, bamboo, tendu, mahua, and other indigenous tree species.
- Teak makes up 60 percent of the crop composition.
- The sanctuary is home to resident breeding tigers, herds of Gaur, wild dogs, and also rare animals like flying squirrels, pangolins, and honey badgers.
