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Birds & Butterflies Survey– Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is situated in Erode District. First ever combined exercise of Birds and Butterflies was conduct-
ed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Government of Tamil Nadu between 29th and 30th December 2018 under the guid-
ance of CCF & FD of STR. The Survey results are expected to draw a baseline for the species occurrence. A detailed report on
the survey will be made in the next issue of the Newsletter.
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is located in the strategic confluence region
of Western and Eastern Ghats. An area of 1,40,924 ha is declared as Tiger
Reserve on 15.03.2013 from erstwhile Wild Life Sanctuary with an area of
1,41,161 ha. It comprises of 2 divisions; Sathyamangalam and Hasanur with
District headquarters at Erode.
This area holds a significant population of tiger, and it is also contiguous to
other Tiger conservation landscapes like BRT, Bandipur, Mudumalai and
Nagarahole.
The region is also a part of Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats Elephant Reserve and is an
abode to about 800 to 1000 Elephants as per Synchronised Elephant Census
conducted during 2012.
The Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is the confluence of two distinct geo-
graphical regions of bio diversity landscape; Western Ghats and Eastern
Ghats. The diversity of habitat has got an assemblage of several species of
rare plants, animals, birds, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
Source: Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve website
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