Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests southern India, containing large protected areas of natural habitat of the tiger. The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau in southern India, bounded by the Western Ghats range to the west, the Eastern Ghats to the east, and the western Satpura Range to the north. The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests occupy an area of , in which the dominant natural habitat is or was woodland of "Hardwickia binata" and "Albizia amara" trees, located on the central and southern portion of the plateau. The ecoregion
Shumen Plateau Nature Park reserve is use of trails which pass through it. The Shumen Plateau occupies the highest plateau in the Danubian Plain, with an elevation of , and features "bizarre and fantastic rock phenomena and underground Karst forms". The Shumen Plateau is part of the Natura 2000 network and was designated per the Council Directive 92/43/EEC for the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Within this plateau, the park is demarcated over an area of . It lies in the eastern part of the Danubian Plain, near the town of Shumen, and was declared a National Park in