The Sahyadri tiger reserve, located in the Sahyadri ranges of the Western Ghats, has very few tigers. The number of tigers in the reserve is low as the big cats do not breed here mainly due to issues like poor prey base in the Koyna wildlife sanctuary and weak links in the corridor connecting the reserve with the source tiger population down south. To resolve the prey issue, authorities also plan to release herbivores in the tiger project so that there is enough to feed on. The authority is planning to translocate few tigers to improve the population