Country India Established 2008 Area 1,166 km² | State Maharashtra Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | |
Governing body Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Project Tiger | ||
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in the state of Maharashtra. It was created by the Indian government in 2008.The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is located in the Sahyadri Ranges of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. These ranges form a common boundary between Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. These areas constitute rich evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. The area is spread over 4 districts namely, Satara (Mahabaleshvar, Medha, Satara & Patan tahasils), Sangli (Shairala tahasil), Kolhapur (Shahuvadi tahasil) and Ratnagiri (Sangameshvar, Khed tahasils).
Area
The reserve spreads over Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forming the northern portion and Chandoli National Park forming the southern part of the reserve. Recently reserve is extended towards Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary.
The total area of the tiger reserve is: