Baripada, Ovt 29: Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district reopened for visitors on Tuesday after six days, an official said.
In view of Cyclone Dana, the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) was closed for visitors from October 23 to October 25 and was scheduled to reopen on Saturday.
However, the tiger reserve authority extended the closure period by another three days due to heavy rainfall in the area.
Spread over 2,750 sq km of area, the tiger reserve was hit by Cyclone Dana on October 24 night.
Similipal Tiger Reserve is home to 42 species of mammals, 242 varieties of birds and 30 reptile categories.
Besides rare melanistic tigers, Royal Bengal Tigers, leopards, Asian elephants, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar, four-horned antelope and giant squirrels are also found in it.
