Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

Sahyadri tiger reserve is national forest reserve established in 2008 situated in very dense forests areas of sahyadri mountain range to protect tiger and other wildlife species across the region. It is located in Western Ghats section of sahyadri range across Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur district of Maharashtra State. It is spread over total 1170 Sq.kms. of which 600 Sq.kms. is consist of core area and the remaining is named as buffer zone. The reserve has semi and rich evergreen forests and trees. Also, the whole area is spread over other 2 sacturies which are koyna wildlife sanctuary which is in Satara district and other is chandoli wildlife sanctuary which is spread in sangli Kolhapur region.



The total area is spread over Satara ( Mahabaleshwar, Jaoli, patan and satara tehsil), Ratnagiri (Khed, chiplun and sangameshwar tehsil), Sangli ( Shirala tehsil) and Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi and panhala tehsil).



The sahyadri tiger reserve is home to very wide range of the flora and fauna. Carnivorous animals like tiger, leopard, and wild dog can be seen here often. Also, sambar, gaur, mouse deer, four horned antelope, giant squirrel and bear are often seen here. Here, in reserve, over 30 different mammals’ types have been recorded yet so far. However, the core part of the reserve is not allowed to visit by outsiders and tourists. Nearly 8 tigers are estimated to have in here near ghatmatha region of the sanctuary.

Sahyadri tiger reserve have biggest hydroelectric project named as koyna dam is situated in the region of koynanagar in patan tehsil of satara district. For tourists, koyna dam is very attractive destination, however, direct entry on the dam is banned for outsiders due to security reasons.




The region have very high value for historical remarks from the times of chatrapati shivaji maharaj. Whole area have many ghats which connects desh region (Satara and Kolhapur Districts) to the konkan region (Ratnagiri and sindhudurga district). Many forts are situated in the area, which can be visited across the year. Raghuveer ghat, Kumbharli ghat, Anuskura ghat and amba ghat are some of the transport motorways which connects different areas of the whole region. The destination can be visited any time in year for mental peace and for the study of the wildlife habitat in sahyadri mountain region.




Nearest Tourist Places:

Mahabaleshwar: Mahabaleshwar hill station is located 30 km away from the Tapola village and can be reached by ambenali ghat present around.

Koyna dam: it is the biggest hydroelectric project over koyna dam situated in koynanagar, Satara district.

Kaas Platue: kaas Pathar is the valley of flowers in western ghats which is very near to the natural reserve.

https://maharashtratourists.blogspot.com/2023/03/kaas-pathar-valley-of-flowers.html

Satara: Satara City is located 70 km away from the village and medha or bamnoli village can be visited while on route.

Tapola: a very scenic and beautiful hill station in the koyna region can be visited. It is nearly 45 km far from the fort.

https://maharashtratourists.blogspot.com/2023/03/maharashtras-mini-kashmir-tapola.html

Raigad fort: The second capital of the Maratha empire Raigad fort is located in mahad, around 70 km far from the Paratapgad fort.

https://maharashtratourists.blogspot.com/2023/03/raigad-fort.html

Forts like vasota, gunvantgad, dategad, sajjangad, kolkewadi fort, jangli jaigad, bhairavgad (satara), mahimatgad, vishalgad, pratapgad and madhu makrand gad are present in the surroundings can be visited for jungle trek experience and historical learnings.


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