Current Affairs - Environment - Discussion

The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is located in Maharashtra, spread across Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, and Ratnagiri districts of the Western Ghats. Established in 2010, it was formed by merging Chandoli National Park and Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary. Although rich in dense forests and biodiversity, the reserve has largely been home to transient tigers without a stable breeding population. To revive its tiger population, the Union Environment Ministry and NTCA approved the capture and translocation of 8 tigers from Tadoba-Andhari and Pench Tiger Reserves. This initiative will help restore predator-prey balance, strengthen ecological corridors, and align with India’s wider Project Tiger conservation goals.