News: Forest officials recorded a rare striped hyena sighting inside the Kali Tiger Reserve safari zone near Dandeli, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka.
About Kali Tiger Reserve
- Location: It is located in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka in the Western Ghats.
- Kali Tiger Reserve is a protected area in the Western Ghats.
- Former name: It was earlier known as the Dandeli–Anshi Tiger Reserve.
- Composition: It is composed of Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and Anshi National Park forming a contiguous 834.16 sq km tract.
- River: The Kali River flows through the reserve and serves as a major water source for Uttara Kannada.
- Vegetation: The reserve contains moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests that are interspersed with patches of bamboo and grasslands.
- Flora: The reserve includes teak (Tectona grandis), eucalyptus, silver oak (Grevillea robusta), T. bellerica, Adina cordifolia, Mitragyna parviflora, Acacia, and various medicinal plants.
- Fauna: The fauna includes tiger, leopard, elephant, wild dog, gaur (bison), sambar, spotted deer etc.
