Q. Anamalai Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
Answer:
Tamil Nadu
Notes: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department recently fitted a tracking device on a Nilgiri tahr in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve for research purposes. The reserve is located in the Anamalai Hills in Tamil Nadu, south of the Palakkad gap in the Southern Western Ghats. It is bordered by Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Eravikulum National Park.
The area has diverse habitats, including evergreen, deciduous, thorn forests, and grasslands. It has around 2,500 species of plants, including wild relatives of mango, jackfruit, turmeric, and pepper.