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14 September, 2025
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A 12-year-old tigress, which was sick and found roaming near the forest boundary in the Singara forest range of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, died recently.
Location: Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, covering 321 sq. km.
Geographical Significance: Located at the tri-junction of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
Part of: Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve — the first biosphere reserve in India.
Boundaries:
West: Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala)
North: Bandipur Tiger Reserve (Karnataka)
South & East: Nilgiris North Division
South-West: Gudalur Forest Division
Terrain: Undulating hills with elevation ranging from 960m to 1266m.
Name Meaning: ‘Mudumalai’ means “the ancient hill range”, dating back 65 million years.
Diverse habitats: tropical evergreen, moist deciduous, moist and dry teak forests, secondary grasslands, and swamps (Vayals).
Moyar River flows through the reserve.
Flora includes tall “Elephant Grass,” giant bamboo, and valuable timber like teak and rosewood.
Home to wild relatives of cultivated plants such as wild rice, ginger, turmeric, and cinnamon.
Hosts elephants, gaur, sambar deer, four-horned antelope, spotted and barking deer, blackbuck, wild pig, mouse deer, and predators like tigers, leopards, and wild dogs.
Approximately 8% of India’s bird species found here.
The Theppakadu Elephant Camp inside MTR was the filming location for the Oscar-winning documentary ‘Elephant Whisperers’.
Source: THE HINDU
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