{"id":345667,"date":"2025-09-03T16:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=345667"},"modified":"2025-09-03T16:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:06:05","slug":"srivilliputhur-meghamalai-tiger-reserve-smtr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/srivilliputhur-meghamalai-tiger-reserve-smtr\/","title":{"rendered":"Srivilliputhur\u2013Meghamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The unauthorised construction of roads within Srivilliputhur\u2013Meghamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats has recently drawn concern.<\/p>\n<h2>About Srivilliputhur\u2013Meghamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345668\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-345668\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=363%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=300%2C290&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=768%2C742&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-TH-2.jpg?w=885&amp;ssl=1 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is located in the <strong>Southern Western Ghats of Virudhunagar and Madurai districts of Tamilnadu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>5th Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu<\/strong> and the <strong>51st tiger reserve of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> It was formed in <strong>February 2021<\/strong> by <strong>combining two wild life sanctuaries<\/strong> namely \u2013\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Grizzled Squirrel WLS <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Megamalai WLS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is part of a corridor linking the <strong>Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala<\/strong> to the forests of <strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s Southern Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rivers<\/strong>: It relies on <strong>three<\/strong> perennial rivers: <strong>Vaigai, Suruliyaru, and Shanmuganathi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation:<\/strong>It has a <strong>mix<\/strong> of tro<strong>pical evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests and moist mixed deciduous<\/strong> forests with grassland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna: <\/strong>Elephants, Tiger, Leopard, Nilgiri Tahr, Gaur, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Porcupine, Nilgiri Langur, Lion-Tailed Macaque etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The unauthorised construction of roads within Srivilliputhur\u2013Meghamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats has recently drawn concern. About Srivilliputhur\u2013Meghamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) Location: It is located in the Southern Western Ghats of Virudhunagar and Madurai districts of Tamilnadu. 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