Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is one of the oldest and largest national parks located in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, India. Created in 1995, the Reserve includes the Tadoba National Park and the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary in an area of 577.96 square kilometers (223.15 sq. mi.) of reserved forest and 32.51 square kilometers (12.55 sq mi) of protected forest. Tadoba Lake is in between the buffer, park’s forest and extensive farmland. It extends up to Irai water reservoir. With keystone species like the Royal Bengal tiger, Black panther, Indian leopard the reserve is also home to other Mammals, Reptiles, Birds and Raptors like sloth bears, gaur, nilgai, dhole, striped hyena, small Indian civet, jungle cats, sambar, barking deer, chital, chausingha, honey badger, marsh crocodile, Indian python, common Indian monitor, Terrapins, Indian star tortoise, Indian cobra, Russel’s viper, Grey-headed fish eagle, the crested serpent eagle, changeable hawk-eagle, orange-headed thrush, Indian pitta, crested treeswift, stone curlew, crested honey buzzard, paradise flycatcher, bronze-winged jacana, lesser golden backed woodpecker, various warblers, black-naped blue flycatcher, Indian peafowl etc.