{"id":282569,"date":"2024-02-14T16:26:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=282569"},"modified":"2024-02-14T16:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:56:57","slug":"bor-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bor-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Bor Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>Bor Tiger Reserve<\/strong> has been created based on the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/nagpur\/bor-seeks-1-crore-for-tourism-devpt-at-hingni-bangdapur\/articleshow\/107612005.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bor seeks \u20b91 crore for tourism devpt at Hingni, Bangdapur<\/a>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>THE TIMES OF INDIA<\/strong>&#8221; on 12 February 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the news?<\/h2>\n<p>The Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR)\u00a0 has recently sought Rs 1 crore for various works to start wildlife safaris in the Bangdapur and Hingni forest ranges.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bor Tiger Reserve<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_282578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282578\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Map-of-study-landscape-The-location-in-India-is-shown-in-the-inset-State-and-district_Q320.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bor tiger reserve\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Map-of-study-landscape-The-location-in-India-is-shown-in-the-inset-State-and-district_Q320.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Map-of-study-landscape-The-location-in-India-is-shown-in-the-inset-State-and-district_Q320.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Map-of-study-landscape-The-location-in-India-is-shown-in-the-inset-State-and-district_Q320.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-282578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source-Reserchgate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 690px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Aspect<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 30px;\">It is a wildlife sanctuary which was declared a<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> tiger reserve<\/span> in July 2014.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 30px;\">It is located in the Wardha District of<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Maharashtra<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 60px;\"><strong>Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 60px;\">The reserve covers an area of 138.12 sq.km, which includes the drainage basin of the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bor Dam<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Vegetation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 30px;\">It has <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dry Deciduous Forest<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 30px;\"><strong>Flora<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 30px;\">Teak, tendu, bamboo, tarot, and gokhru are some of the abundant species.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 90px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 90px;\"><strong>Fauna<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 90px;\">Apart from tigers, the reserve is home to several other mammals like <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">leopards<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">sloth bears<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">sambar deer<\/span>, Indian bison (gaur), chital, wild boars, and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 150px;\"><strong>Contagious national parks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 150px;\">Towards the North-east &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pench-tiger-reserve-marked-as-indias-first-international-dark-sky-park\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pench Tiger Reserve<\/a><br \/>\nTowards the east &#8211; Nagzira Navegaon Tiger Reserve,<br \/>\nToward south-east- Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve<br \/>\nTowards west- Melghat Tiger Reserve ;<br \/>\nTowards north-west-Satpura Tiger Reserve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 240px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.3637%; height: 240px;\"><strong>Some important facts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.6363%; height: 240px;\">1) It is the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">smallest tiger reserve<\/span> in India by area.<br \/>\n2) The Bor Tiger Reserve is traversed by the<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Bor River<\/span>, which plays a significant role in the ecology and biodiversity of the reserve.<br \/>\n3) The Bor Tiger Reserve is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">strategically located<\/span> between the Pench Tiger Reserve and the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in the Nagpur and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra.<br \/>\nThis region acts as a crucial tiger corridor connecting these two tiger reserves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus-Environment (species in news)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Bor Tiger Reserve has been created based on the article &#8220;Bor seeks \u20b91 crore for tourism devpt at Hingni, Bangdapur&#8221; published in &#8220;THE TIMES OF INDIA&#8221; on 12 February 2024. Why in the news? 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