It extended from the Sahyadri hillranges to the Tadoba forest in Maharashtra (GoAP2012; Rajagopal 1976)[6] It is spread over an area of 893 km2 (345 sq mi), nearly 220,800 acres.

The sanctuary is one of the richest teak forests in the state, with dense pristine areas free of human disturbance.

Dry deciduous teak forests mixed with bamboo, terminalia, pterocarpus, anogeissus and cassias.

Mammal species that have been sighted include tiger, leopard, gaur, cheetal, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, chowsingha, and sloth bear.

[8] It is increasingly getting threatened by growing human encroachment, rampant poaching, illegal wood felling and habitat loss.