Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is a protected area and tiger reserve located along the area straddling both the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats in the Erode District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The Sathyamangalam Forest Division is part of the Bramhagiri-Nilgiris-Eastern Ghats Elephant Reserve notified in 2003.
In 2008, part of the Sathyamangalam Forest Division was declared a wildlife sanctuary and enlarged in 2011
In 2013, an area of 1,408.6 km2 of the erstwhile sanctuary was notified as a tiger reserve.
It was the fourth tiger reserve established in Tamil Nadu as a part of Project Tiger and is the third largest in the state
Its area is contiguous with the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve (Karnataka) and BR Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (Karnataka).
In 2022, the reserve won the TX2 award by World Wide Fund in collaboration with wildlife conservation agencies for its growth in tiger population
Flora: Common Species of trees and shrubs found are Albizia amara, Chloroxylon swietenia, Gyrocarpus Jacquini, Neem, Tamarind, Sandalwood, Randia dumetorum, Zizyphus and associates.
Fauna: The major species are Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Sloth bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Spotted deer, Wild boar, Black naped hare, Common langur, Nilgiri langur, Striped neck mongoose and Bonnet macaque
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