Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
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Bor Tiger Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary which was declared as a tiger reserve in July 2014. It is located near Hingani in Wardha District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a home to a variety of wild animals. The reserve covers an area of 138.12 km2 (53.33 sq mi).[1][2][3][4] which includes the drainage basin of the Bor Dam.
Indira (Priyadarshini) Pench National Park
Pench Tiger Reserve | |
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Wildlife sanctuary | |
Coordinates: 20°58′39″N 78°40′33″E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Wardha District |
Established | 1970 |
Area | |
• Total | 121.1 km2 (46.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Nearest city | Wardha |
IUCN category | IV |
Governing body | Maharashtra State Forest Dept. |
Website | mahapenchtiger |
It is notable that Bor Tiger Reserve and some adjacent protected areas will be merged with Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) as a 'Satellite core area', to more than double the area of that well established tiger reserve.[5]
Bor Tiger Reserve is centrally located among several other Bengal tiger habitats including: Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, 90 km2 (35 sq mi) to the northeast; Nagzira Navegaon Tiger Reserve, 125 km2 (48 sq mi) to the east northeast; Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, 75 km2 (29 sq mi) to the east southeast; Tadoba - Andhari Tiger Reserve, 85 km2 (33 sq mi) to the southeast; Melghat Tiger Reserve, 140 km2 (54 sq mi) to the west northwest and Satpura National Park and Tiger Reserve,160 km2 (62 sq mi) to the northwest.