Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary

Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana state of India. The wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of 635.40 km2 (157,010 acres) with the picturesque Kinnerasani Lake with densely forested islands in the middle of the sanctuary. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from the district Headquarter Kothagudem and 25 km (16 mi) from Temple Town Bhadrachalam.

Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View from a dam in Kinnarsani Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Telangana
LocationTelangana, India
Nearest cityBhadrachalam
Coordinates17°46′30″N 80°33′32″E[1]
Area635.40 km2 (157,010 acres)
Governing bodyTelangana Forest Department
Strychnine tree in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) on Ixora brachiata

Geography

This wildlife sanctuary has a forest mixed with dense scrub and meadows. It comes under the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests.

Flora and fauna

Flora: There is diverse flora and fauna in this sanctuary.[2] Floral diversity is high and includes

Common nameFormal nameLocal name
Indian licoriceAbrus precatoriusగురువింద
Tree of HeavenAilanthus excelsaపెదమాను
Neem treeAzadirachta indicaవేప
Indian olibanumBoswellia serrataగుగ్గిలము
Banyan treeFicus benghalensisమర్రి
Indian Fig treeFicus racemosaమేడి
Garuga treeGaruga pinnataకొండవేప
Asiatic BushbeechGmelina asiaticaపెదనేలి
Indian-elm treeHoloptelea integrifoliaనాలి
Torch wood ixoraIxora brachiataకొరివి
Mahuva Butter treeMadhuca longifoliaవిప్ప
Strychnine treeStrychnos nux-vomicaముషిడి
Jamun treeSyzygium cuminiనేరేడు

Fauna: There is a varied fauna present in the sanctuary
The Familiar Mammals in the sanctuary

Common nameFormal nameObserved
Indian muntjacMuntiacus muntjakCommon
Four-horned antelopeTetracerus quadricornisCommon
Indian gazelleGazella bennettiiRare
Indian leopardPanthera pardus fuscaRare
Indian BisonBos gaurusRare
Indian jackalCanis aureus indicusCommon
Indian boarSus scrofa cristatusCommon
Indian sloth bearMelursus ursinusCommon
Indian crested porcupineHystrix indicaCommon
Indian hareLepus nigricollisCommon
Jungle catFelis chausCommon
Ruddy mongooseHerpestes smithiiCommon
BlackbuckAntilope cervicapraCommon
Sambar deerRusa unicolorCommon
Spotted DeerAxis axisCommon
Asian palm civetParadoxurus hermaphroditusCommon
Rhesus MacaqueMacaca mulattaCommon

See also

References
  1. "Kinnerasani Sanctuary". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "flora and fauna in Kinnerasani Sanctuary". Telanganatoday.
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