Why is it in news?
- Patrolling in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve is set to be strengthened as two trained elephants would be deployed there.
Satkosia Tiger Reserve
- Satkosia Tiger Reserve was established in 1976 as a wildlife sanctuary. The area was declared as Satkosia Tiger Reserve in 2007.
- This tiger reserve spreads over 4 districts like Angul, Cuttack, Nayagarh and Boudh along the Mahanadi River in Odisha.
- Satkosia is the meeting point of two bio-geographic regions of India; the Deccan Peninsula and the Eastern Ghats, contributing immense biodiversity.
Source
The Hindu