Mumbai, Nov. 12 -- To ease the tourist load on the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) and inspired by the success of Gorewada Zoo, the state forest department has proposed setting up a new tiger safari on a 515-acre site near the Forest Academy in Chandrapur. The proposal was forwarded to the Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for approval last week. Chandrapur MLA Kishor Jorgewar has been actively pushing for the project after the success of the Gorewada zoo safari in Nagpur. Chandrashekharan Bala, general manager of Gorewada zoo, will be overseeing the project, sources said. The safari will feature three tigers and will guarantee sightings, officials from the forest department said. It will include themed animal zones inspired by the fauna of Australia, South America, South Africa, and India, offering visitors a global wildlife experience. The park will house 104 species in total, including 80 indigenous and 14 exotic animals. The plans also include a 44-hectare vehicle safari, a 20-acre children's park, train rides, extensive visitor facilities, and 18 night shelters, according to officials The Australian trail will feature kangaroos, emus, agile wallabies, laughing kookaburras, and sulphur-crested cockatoos, while the South American zone will showcase jaguars, spider monkeys, macaws, and toco toucans. The Indian zone will have jungle cats, leopards, macaques, gibbons, Nilgiri langurs, gharials, nilgai, sambar, chital, blackbuck among others....