Navegaon Nagzira Tiger ReserveIn NewsA tigress has recently given birth to four cubs in the Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) in
Maharashtra’s Gondia district.
About Nawegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) is situated in
Gondia and Shandara Districts of Maharashtra. It was declared a Wildlife
Sanctuary in 1970. In 2012, state government announced to merging this sanctuary with another national park to include in
Tiger Project, now called as Nagzira Navegoan Tiger Reserve.
It comprises Nawegaon National Park, Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and
Koka Wildlife Sanctuary.
It is connected with many surrounding tiger reserves like
Pench, Kanha, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Indravati Tiger Reserve etc.
The topography is undulating, and the highest point viz. ‘
Zenda Pahad’ is around 702 m above Mean Sea Level.
