Context: The tiger census in Indravati Tiger Reserve will be soon carried out. The tiger reserve spans 2799.1 sq km; the core area is 1,258.4 sq km. 
Key Points

• It is the first-time tiger counting will be carried in a Maoist-affected area.
• The connectivity between Tadoba Tiger Reserve and Indravati Tiger Reserve makes an important tiger habitat in central India.

Indravati Tiger Reserve

• Location: Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, India
• It is one of the three tiger reserve in the state along with Achanakmar Tiger reserve, Udanti- Sitanadi Tiger Reserve.
• The reserve was formerly known as Kutru National Park.
• The reserve had reserve had three tigers in 2018-19.
• Major river passing through the reserve- Indravati

Legal Status

• National Park: 1981
• Tiger Reserve:1983
• Vegetation: Southern tropical moist mixed deciduous forests and Dry evergreen forests
• Flora: teak, lendia, salai, mahua, tendu, semal, haldu, ber and jamun.
• Fauna: tiger, leopard, striped hyena, wolf, wild buffalos, sloth bear, fox, hare, common langur, flying squirrel, chital, sambar, barking deer, nilgai, wild boar and gaur.
• Corridor: It has connectivity with several tiger reserves, viz. Kawal (Telangana), Tadoba (Maharashtra) and Kanha (Madhya Pradesh).