<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Mudumalai Tiger Reserve</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The Oscar for Best Documentary Short was announced for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ which revolves around a family who adopts 2 orphan baby elephants in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and rears them.</li></ul><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary was <strong>established in 1942 </strong>in the Mudumalai forest area. Mudumalai is a Tamil word that means "ancient hill range."&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is <strong>located in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu </strong>state at the tri-junction of three states, viz, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>It is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve</strong> (1st Biosphere Reserve in India) along with Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) in the West, Bandipur National Park (Karnataka) in the North, Mukurthi National Park and Silent Valley in the South.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>The Moyar River flows </strong>into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and serves as a natural boundary between Mudumalai and Bandipur Sanctuary.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Tall grasses known as "Elephant Grass" </strong>and timber species such as Teak and Rosewood can be found in the Reserve.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Flagship Species: </strong>Tiger and Asian Elephant.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>