Context:
According to EnviStats India-2024, Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve has been ranked first among tiger reserves for hosting largest leopard population.
Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR):
- Location – Nallamala hill ranges (an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats) of Andhra Pradesh.
- Largest tiger reserve in the country
- Hosts the largest tiger population in the Eastern Ghat landscape.
- Constitutes 2 wildlife sanctuaries, namely Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary
- River Krishna traverses through this reserve.
- Vegetation – Tropical dry deciduous forests having an undergrowth of bamboo and grass.
- Fauna – Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Sloth Bear and Jackal.
- Waterfalls – Ethpothala Falls, Pedda Dukudu, Gundam, Chaleswaram.
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Source: The New Indian Express
Previous Year Question
Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2019 Prelims]
(a) Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.
(b) Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Silent Valley National Park.
(c) Kaundinya, Gundla Brahmeswaram and Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Mukurthi National Park.
(d) Kawal and Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
Answer: (a)
