Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) is situated at the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
The reserve straddles the Ooty -Mysore interstate national highway.
It is contiguous with Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary on the west, and Bandipur Tiger Reserve on the north.

The Moyar river flows downstream into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and is the natural line of division between Mudumalai and Bandipur Sanctuary.
The MTR also forms part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
The Reserve has tall grasses, commonly referred to as “Elephant Grass”, Bamboos of the giant variety, and valuable timber species like Teak, Rosewood.
The fauna found in the region are Tiger, Elephant, Indian Gaur, Panther, Barking Deer, Malabar Giant Squirrel Hyena etc.,
Sathayamangalam, Kalakkad Mudunthurai and Anamalai are the other tiger reserves in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Source: TH

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