The Kali Tiger Reserve is located in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India.
It was earlier known as Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve.
In 1956, the Government of Karnataka declared the area as a wildlife sanctuary.
In 1987, the Anshi National Park was officially established.
In 2007, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and Anshi National Park were together granted the status of tiger reserve, as ‘ Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve’ under Project Tiger.
In 2015, Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve was renamed to Kali Tiger Reserve. The change of name was to bring focus and awareness to Kali River.
Area: The Kali Tiger Reserve spans a total area of 1,345.7167 square kilometers (520.1348 square miles).
Core: 814.884 Sq. Kms.
Buffer: 530.8327 Sq. Kms.
Total: 1345.7167 Sq. Kms.
River: Kali Tiger Reserve is named after the Kali River, which flows through the reserve.
Flora: South Indian Moist Deciduous Teak Forests (teakt, Lagerstroemia, Terminalia, and Pterocarpus), Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests: (Terminalia, Palaquium, Hopea, and Dipterocarpus), West Coast Semi-evergreen Forests (Dipterocarpus, Mesua, Cullenia, and Calophyllum), Bamboo etc.
Fauna: Tiger, Black Panther, Leopard, Elephant, Bison, Wild Dog, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Sloth Bear, Malabar Pied Hornbill, King Cobra, Monitor Lizard etc.
Kali Tiger Reserve is home to rare Black Panthers.