More than 300 vultures were recorded in the recently completed synchronous vulture survey in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR)

Sakshi Education

It is located in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Western Ghats.
It encompasses parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.
It was the first biosphere reserve in India, established in 1986.
The total area of the reserve is 5,520 sq. km. It is the largest protected forest area in India.
The Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Wyanaad Wildlife Sanctuary, Bandipur National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Mukurthi National Park, and Silent Valley are the protected areas present within this reserve.
Vegetation: It harbours a wide spectrum of ecosystem types, such as tropical evergreen forests, Montane sholas and grasslands, semi-evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests, and thorn forests.
Climate: The annual rainfall of the reserve ranges from 500 mm to 7000 mm, with temperatures ranging from 0°C during the winter to 41°C during the summer.
Tribal Population: Tribal groups like the Todas, Kotas, Irullas, Kurumbas, Paniyas, Adiyans, EdanadanChettis, Cholanaickens, Allar, Malayan, etc., are native to the reserve.
It is India's first biosphere reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme