About Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve:
- Location: It is located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
- Udanti and Sitanadi are two wildlife sanctuaries combined together, covering a total area of 1842.54 kilometre square.
- It was declared a tiger reserve in the year 2008-09.
- The Udanti river flow through the Reserve. There is few perennial springs including the famous Deodhara and Godene falls.
- Topography: The topography of the area is a broken mass of land traversed by innumerable hill ranges intercepted by strips of plains.
- Flora:
- The flora of the tiger reserve contains various types of forest crop mixed with Sal forest.
- Dry Deciduous Forests, Tropical and Sub-Tropical vegetation is also observed here.
- Fauna:
- All the representative faunal species of Central India are found in both the Core areas of UdantiSitanadi Tiger reserve.
- Asiatic Wild Buffalo is the key endangered species found in the Core Area.
- Apart from the tiger other endangered and rare species are Indian Wolf, Leopard, Sloth Bear and Mouse Deer.
