Telangana has 3 designated tiger reserve.
1. Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve
- The Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve is spread over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- The tiger reserve covers parts of the following districts:
- Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh)
- Prakasam district (Andhra Pradesh)
- Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh)
- Nalgonda district (Telangana)
- Mahbubnagar district (Telangana)
- Read more here- Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve
2. Kawal Tiger Reserve
- Kawal Tiger Reserve is located in the Adilabad district of the Indian state of Telangana.
- In 1965, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary was established.
- In 1999, Kawal wildlife sanctuary declared as the Protected Area (PA) under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
- In 2012, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary was officially declared a tiger reserve.
- Area: The Kawal Tiger Reserve covers an area of approximately 1015 square kilometers.
- Core: 892.23 sq. km.
- Buffer: 123.12 sq. km.
- Total Area: 1015.35 sq. kms.
- River: The Kadam River flows through the tiger reserve.
- Flora: Teak, Bamboo, Axlewood, Terminalia crenulata, Terminalia arjuna, Indian frankincense, Indian almond, Sterculia etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Chinkara, Blackbuck, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Jungle Cat, Greater Coucal, White-bellied Drongo, Brown Fish Owl, Common Kingfisher, Indian Rock Python, Common Monitor Lizard etc.
3. Amrabad Tiger Reserve
- Amrabad Tiger Reserve is located in Nagarkurnool and Nalgonda districts of Telangana State in India. Almost 90% of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve is located within Nagarkurnool district.
- Prior to its establishment as a separate tiger reserve, the Amrabad area was a part of the larger Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR).
- In 1983, the NSTR was notified as a tiger reserve.
- In 2014, Following the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh, the northern part of the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve was transferred to the newly formed state of Telangana. This portion of the reserve was then renamed as the Amrabad Tiger Reserve under the Project Tiger initiative.
- Area: It spans an area of approximately 2,611 square kilometers. It is India’s second-largest tiger reserve, next only to Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).
- Hills: It is situated in the Nallamala Hills of the Eastern Ghats.
- Nallamala Hills
- River: The river Krishna flows through the Amrabad Tiger Reserve.
- Krishna River
- Tribe: The main tribal groups found in and around the reserve include:
- Chenchu Tribe
- Lambadas/Banjara
- Flora: Southern Tropical Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest (teak, Terminalia species, Pterocarpus species, Lagerstroemia species etc.), Deccan Thorn Scrub Forests (Acacia species, Ziziphus species, Prosopis species, and various cacti) etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Indian Leopard, Sloth Bear, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Indian Pangolin, Indian Roller, Indian Grey Hornbill, Indian Rock Python, Common Indian Krait, Indian Sand Boa etc.