About Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR):
- Location:
- It is located in the western side of Latehar district on the Chhotanagpur plateau in Jharkhand.
- The reserve forms a part of the Betla National Park.
- It is one of the first 9 tiger reserves created in the country at the inception of ‘Project Tiger’.
- It is the first reserve in the world in which a tiger census was carried out as a pugmark count, as early as 1932 under the supervision of J.W. Nicholson
- Terrain: It is undulating with valleys, hills and plains.
- Rivers:
- Three rivers namely North Koyal, Auranga and Burha flow through the valleys.
- The area is draught drone with Burha being the only perennial river.
- The Reserve is very rich in minerals like Bauxite and Coal.
- Vegetation:
- It is primarily dominated by Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Sal forest and its associates.
- Smaller patches of Northern tropical Moist Deciduous forests exist too in the Reserve.
- Flora: Shorea robusta, Acacia catechu, Madhuca indica, Terminalia tomentosa, Butea monosperma, Pterocarpus marsupium, Anogeisus latifolia, Indigofera pulchela etc.
- Fauna: Some keystone and principal species found in the reserve include Tiger, Asiatic Elephant, Leopard, Grey wolf, Wild dog, Gaur, Sloth bear and Four horned antelope.
