Tadoba Andheri National Park

Tadoba National park is the first and biggest National Park in Maharashtra. It was built in 1955  and is only 45 km away from Chandrapur district, covering around 600 square kilometres, from which 35 kilometres of land is restricted to local peoples. The reason behind naming the Park Tadoba is the local tribe, the god they worship called Tadoba or Turi along with that Andheri is the name of the river that flows through the forest.

Flora

It is a dry deciduous forest covered with dense woodlands, and Trek is one of the dominant tree species, along with ain (crocodile bark), bija, dhauda, hald, salai, email, and tendu. It is also famous for Beria, used as an insect repellent.

Fauna

Tadoba is most famous for its Tigers. Currently, there are around 85 tigers on reserve. There are 195 kinds of bird species, such as the orange-headed thrush, Indian pitta, crested treeswift, stone curlew, crested honey buzzard, and paradise flycatcher. Also, there are many other mammals like Sloth Bears, Gaur, leopards, and many more.