Satkosia Tiger Reserve
| Satkosia Tiger Reserve | |
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| Location | Odisha, India |
| Coordinates | 20°32′24″N 84°49′54″E / 20.540137°N 84.831564°E |
Satkosia Tiger Reserve is a
tiger reserve located in the border of Angul and Nayagarh district of Odisha, India covering an area of 988.30 km².[1]
History
Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary was created in 1976, with an area of 796 km².[2] Satkosia Tiger Reserve was designated in 2007, and comprises the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and the adjacent Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary.[3]
Terrain
It is located where the
Mahanadi River passes through a 22 km long gorge in the Eastern Ghats
mountains.
Wildlife
The tiger reserve is located in the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion.
Flora
The major plant communities are mixed deciduous forests including Sal (Shorea robusta), and riverine forest.[4]
Fauna
Mammals found include the
spotted deer. The indian giant squirrel
is also found here.
This place also has many fishes like the cat fish which can have a weight of about 30 kilograms.
Kanha National Park to Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha, has suspended the tiger translocation project pending a detailed review. The decision was taken after the first big cat, a male Royal Bengal tiger that had been translocated from Kanha tiger reserve in MP to Satkosia in Nayagarh in June this year, was found dead in core area of the forest. The translocation program was suspended in 2019.[5]
References
- ^ pib.nic.in: Eight New Tiger Reserves
- ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (1993). Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India. Indus Books. p. 244.
- ^ "Satkosia Tiger Reserve" Accessed 23 July 2014. [1]
- ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (1993). Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India. Indus Books. p. 244.
- ^ "Odisha: NTCA suspends tiger translocation programme in Satkosia Tiger Reserve". Business Standard News. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Satkosia Tiger Reserve.
- Official website
- orissalinks.com: Archive for the 'Satkosia gorge and tiger reserve' Category
- telegraphindia.com: Nature spreads wings at Satkosia
- sanctuaryasia.com: National Wildlife Week – Grim, Grimmer… Grimmest?
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