| Name &
location. |
Particulars
Area (sq.km) |
Forest
type |
Characteristic
biological wealth |
| Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary,
Adilabad district |
893 |
Dry deciduous |
Bamboo, Terminalia,
Pterocarpus etc., &Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Cheetal,Sambar, Nilgai, Barking
deer,Mouse deer, Sloth bear and a variety of birds. |
| Pranahita Sanctuary,Adilabad
district (along tributary of river Godavari) |
136 |
Dry deciduous |
Tiger, Panther,
Sloth bear,Cheetal, Black buck, Nilgai and a variety of birds such
as ducks, Teals, Storks and Herons |
| Sivaram Sanctuary,Adilabad
&Karimnagar districts |
37 |
Riverine forest |
Terminalia dominant
& Spotted deer, Sambar, Nilgai, Monkeys, Langurs, Jackals, Wild of
birds such as ducks, Teals, boars, Python, Sloth bear, Panther, Tiger,
Marsh crocodile |
| Eturnagaram Sanctuary,Warangal
district |
806 |
Dry deciduous teak
forest |
Bamboo, Bauhinia,
Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc., & Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Sambar, Cheetal,
Nilgai,Black buck, Barking deer, Wild boar, Wolf, Jackal and a variety
of birds |
| Pakhal Sanctuary,Warangal
district |
879 |
Deciduous |
Marsh crocodiles,
spotted deer, Sambar, Nilgai, Wild boar, Gaur, Python, Wild dogs,
Foxes, Jackals, Hyena, Sloth bear, Panther, Tiger, ducks, Teals, Spoon
bills, Storks etc. |
| Kinerasani Sanctuary,Khammam
district [Kinnerasani lake har bours aquatic life] |
656 |
Dry deciduous teak
forest |
Terminalia, Anogeissus
etc., & Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Cheetal,Chowsingha, Sambar, Black buck,
Chinkara, Sloth bear, Wild dogs,Hyena, Wild boar, Jackal, Marsh crocodile
and aquatic birds. |
| Papikonda Sanctuary,East
& West Godavari district |
591 |
Dry deciduous teak
forest |
Tiger, Panther,
Gaur, Cheetal,Chowsingha, Sambar, Black buck,districts Mouse deer,
Barking deer, Sloth bear, Wild dogs, Hyena, Wild boar, Jackal, Marsh
crocodile and a variety of resident and migratory birds. |
| Coringa Sanctuary,East
Godavari district |
236 |
Mangrove |
Rhizophora, Avicennia,
Sonneratia Aegiceros etc., & Fishing cat, Otters, Jackal, Sea turtle,
estuarine Crocodile, Gulls,Storks, Herons and Flamingos |
| Kolleru Sanctuary,West
Godavari district |
673 |
Marsh |
Large variety of
water birds such as Garganys, Teals, Pochards, Ducks, Storks, Herons
and occasionally Flamingos and Grey pelicans |
| Krishna Sanctuary,Krishna
& Guntur districts |
195 |
Mangrove |
Fishing cat, Otters,
Jackal, Sea turtle, estuarine Crocodile and a variety of seasonal
birds |
| Pocharam Sanctuary,Medak
& Nizamabad districts |
130 |
Mixed dry deciduous,patches
of scrub and grassy lands |
Panther, Sloth
bear, Wild boar, Cheetal, Sambar, Nilgai, Hyena, Chinkara, Chowsingha,
Jackal,Python, Teals, Storks, Duck, Patridges and Quails |
| Manjira Sanctuary,Medak
district |
20 |
Riverine forest |
Marsh crocodiles
and a variety of water birds |
| Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
Sanctuary,Guntur, Prakasam,Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar and Nalgonda (along
river Krishna cutting through Nallamalai hills) |
3568 |
Dry deciduous mixed
forest |
Tiger, Panther,
Cheetal,Chowsingha, Sambar, Sloth bear, Wild dogs, Hyena, Wild boar,Jackal,
Wolf, Fox, Ratel, Indian giant squirrel, Tree shrew, Mousedeer, Black
buck, Marsh crocodile, Sambar, Nilgai etc. |
| Rollapadu Sanctuary,Kurnool
& Prakasam districts |
6.14 |
Open grasslands
with thorny bushes |
Is home for the
endangered Great Indian Bustard. Other animals are Black buck, Monkeys,
Wolf, Jackal,Russels viper and Cobra |
| Gundla Brahmeshwaram
Sanctuary,Kurnool & Prakasam districts |
1194 |
Mixed deciduous |
Teak, Pterocarpus,
Terminalia,Albizzia, Anogeissus, Dalbergia, Boswellia etc. & Tiger,
Panther,Cheetal, Chowsingha, Sambar, Sloth bear, Wild dog, Hyena,
Jungle cat, Monkeys, Langurs, Mouse deer, Black buck, Sambar, Nilgai,Pangolin,
Chikara, Monitor Lizard, Marsh crocodile and Python |
| Srilanka Malleswaram
Sanctuary,Cuddapah district |
464 |
Dry deciduous,mixed
thorn forests |
Red sanders endemic
to the region.Panther, Sloth bear, Cheetal, Sambar, Chowsingha, Nilgai,
Chinkara, Wild boar, Fox etc. Endangered bird - Double banded (or)
Jerdon's Courser found here |
| Nelapattu Sanctuary,Nellore
district |
4.4 |
Fresh water irrigation
tank |
Nesting ground
for Grey pelicans,Open bill stork, White ibis, Night heron, Cormorant,
Teals, Ducks etc. |
| Pulicat Sanctuary,Nellore
district |
500 |
Brackish water lake
along Bay of Bengal |
Greater and Lesser
Flamingos,Grey pelican, Painted stork, Grey heron, Ducks, Teals, Herons,
Gulls and number of waders |
| Kaundinya Sanctuary,Chittoor
district |
358 |
Southern thorn forest |
Albizzia & Ficus
sps., & Indian elephant, Sloth bear, Panther, Cheetal, Chowsingha,
Sambar, Porcupine, Wild boar, Jungle cat, Jackal, Jungle fowl & Slender
loris |
| Sri Venkateswara
Sanctuary & National Park,Chittoor and Cuddapah districts |
506 |
Dry deciduous with
patches of moist deciduous |
Endemic species
like Red Sanders,Shorea talura, S.tumbaggaia, Terminalia pallida Cycas
beddomei,Syzygium alternifolium Psilotum nudum, etc.Animals found
are Panther, Sloth bear, Sambar, Cheetal, Mouse deer,Barking deer,
Chowsingha, Wild boar, Hyena, Jackal, Fox, Civet cat,Jungle cat.Rare
and Endangered species like Golden gecko, Slender loris, Indian giant
squirrel, Tree shrew and flying lizard. |
| Kasu Brahmananda
Reddy National Park, Hyderabad |
1.45 |
Southern Tropical
dry deciduous (last representative of endemic flora of Hyderabad) |
Cheetals, Jackals,
Mongooses, Wild boars. Over 100 bird species 20 reptiles &15 butterfly
species |
| Mrughavany National
Park,Hyderabad city |
3.60 |
Southern tropical
deciduous (degraded) |
Has few endemic
plant species. Mammals like Wild boar, Jungle cat, Civet cat, Mongoose,
Monitor lizard, Pyhton, Russel's viper, Cobra, Grey pelican, Grey
Patridges, Quail, Cheetal, Sambar and Butterflies |
| Mahavir Harin, Vanasthali
National Park, Hyderabad City |
14.56 |
Dry scrub jungle
with grasslands |
Black buck, Cheetal,
Wild boar and small mammals, reptiles and over 100 bird species |
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