Maharashtra’s first elephant reserve, proposed for the Gondia and Gadchiroli districts, has been awaiting central approval for a year.

Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve

Location: It is situated in Gondia and Shandara Districts of Maharashtra.
Link: It is rich in biodiversity and has linkages with Kanha, Pench, and Tadoba Tiger Reserves.
Status: It notified as the 46th tiger reserve of India on 12th December 2013, is the fifth tiger reserve in the state of Maharashtra.
NNTR composition: It notified area of Nawegaon National Park, Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and Koka Wildlife Sanctuary.
Flora: The forests are classified as “Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous” (Champion and Seth, 1968).

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