Tadoba-Andhari TR
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Overview
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. It includes Tadoba National Park, Maharashtra's oldest national park (1955), and the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary.
Its dry deciduous teak forests, lakes and grasslands support a high density of tigers, as well as leopards, sloth bears and gaur.
The reserve is named after the local deity Taru and the Andhari river.
Geography and key facts
- Chandrapur district, Maharashtra
- Tadoba NP: Maharashtra's oldest (1955)
- Dry deciduous teak forest
- High tiger density
Why it matters for UPSC
Maharashtra's tiger reserves: Melghat, Tadoba-Andhari, Pench, Sahyadri, Navegaon-Nagzira, Bor.
Note for UPSC
Maharashtra's oldest and largest national park area.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Tadoba-Andhari TR yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Maharashtra
- Coordinates
- 20.249°N, 79.425°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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