Bor Wildlife Sanctuary

Indira (Priyadarshini) Pench National Park
Pench Tiger Reserve
Wildlife sanctuary
Indira (Priyadarshini) Pench National Park is located in Maharashtra
Indira (Priyadarshini) Pench National Park
Indira (Priyadarshini) Pench National Park
Coordinates: 20°58′39″N 78°40′33″E / 20.97750°N 78.67583°E / 20.97750; 78.67583
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictWardha District
Established1970
Area
 • Total
121.1 km2 (46.8 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityWardha
IUCN categoryIV
Governing bodyMaharashtra State Forest Dept.
Websitemahapenchtiger.com/BorTigerReserve.aspx

Bor Tiger Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary which was declared as a tiger reserve in July 2014. It is located near Hingani in Wardha District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a home to a variety of wild animals. The reserve covers an area of 138.12 km2 (53.33 sq mi).[1][2][3][4] which includes the drainage basin of the Bor Dam.

It is notable that Bor Tiger Reserve and some adjacent protected areas will be merged with Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) as a 'Satellite core area', to more than double the area of that well established tiger reserve.[5]

Bor Tiger Reserve is centrally located among several other Bengal tiger habitats including: Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, 90 km2 (35 sq mi) to the northeast; Nagzira Navegaon Tiger Reserve, 125 km2 (48 sq mi) to the east northeast; Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, 75 km2 (29 sq mi) to the east southeast; Tadoba - Andhari Tiger Reserve, 85 km2 (33 sq mi) to the southeast; Melghat Tiger Reserve, 140 km2 (54 sq mi) to the west northwest and Satpura National Park and Tiger Reserve,160 km2 (62 sq mi) to the northwest.

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  4. ^ "Bor Tiger Reserve", Wildlife Sanctuaries in West India, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, archived from the original on 18 May 2011, retrieved 12 March 2012
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