Srivilliputhur–Megamalai Tiger Reserve

Category: Environment / Biodiversity / Tiger Conservation

Notes

  • Located in Tamil Nadu in the southern Western Ghats.

  • It provides an important habitat for tigers and other Western Ghats biodiversity.

  • The landscape is ecologically important because it connects forests and wildlife habitats in southern Tamil Nadu.

  • Important species include:

    • Tiger

    • Elephant

    • Leopard

    • Gaur

    • Nilgiri langur

  • It forms part of the larger Western Ghats biodiversity landscape.

Key Pointers

  • State: Tamil Nadu

  • Region: Western Ghats

  • Importance: Tiger conservation + habitat connectivity

  • UPSC link: Project Tiger, Western Ghats, biodiversity hotspots