Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu

• Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve will be the 5th tiger reserve of Tamil Nadu. The other four are:
• Mudumalai (MTR)
• Anamalai (ATR)
• Sathyamangalam (STR)
• Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR)

About Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve:

• Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve is the fifth Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu and the 51st tiger reserve of India.
• It was jointly declared as a Tiger Reserve by the Centre and Tamil Nadu governments in February 2021
• For this, the Megamalai WLS and the adjoining Srivilliputhur WLS were clubbed together.
• Vegetation: It has a mix of tropical evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests and moist mixed deciduous forests, grassland.
• Fauna: Meghamalai has a large population of ungulates (hoofed mammals), spotted deer, Indian gaurs, wild boars and other carnivores.
• The adjoining Srivilliputhur hosts grizzled giant squirrels, flying squirrels, leopards, Nilgiri tars, jungle cats, Sambars, elephants, lion-tailed macaques and many species of birds.

Source: ForumIAS