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News: A tiger (T-39) was found dead in Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, in a suspected case of electrocution.
About Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR)
- The Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) is a protected tiger habitat located across Gondia and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra.
- Designation Status: It was declared the 46th Tiger Reserve of India and is the 5th Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
- Composition: It includes Nawegaon National Park, Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and Koka Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Connectivity: It is connected to major tiger reserves in central India, including Kanha and Pench in Madhya Pradesh and Tadoba-Andhari in Maharashtra.
- It also has linkages with Indravati Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh.
- Topography: The reserve has an undulating terrain, and Zenda Pahad (702 m) is its highest point.
- Vegetation: The reserve mainly has Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests, with abundant bamboo and some thorny plants.
- Flora: It has 364 plant species, including Terminalia tomentosa and Pterocarpus marsupium.
- Fauna: It supports tigers, leopards, wild dogs, sloth bears, gaur, sambar, chital and mouse deer.
