Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

About Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary:

• It is located in Palamner – Kuppam forest ranges of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
• This Sanctuary comes under Project elephant – a Country wide Elephant Conservation Project taken up by Government of India.
• The only home for Asiatic elephants in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
• Flora
  • Plants like Albizzia amara, Ficus glomerata, Zizyphus xylocarpus, Gymnosporia Montana, etc.
• Fauna
  • Reptiles like Common cobra, Rat snake, Indian rock python, Forest calotes, Skinks, etc.
  • Birds like Partidges, quails, storks, Cotton teal, etc.
  • Mammals like Indian Elephant, Panther, Sloth bear, Wild boar, Chowsingha, Nilgai, Hyena, Jackal, etc.

Q1) What is Project elephant?

PROJECT ELEPHANT was launched by the Government of India in the year 1992 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to protect elephants, their habitat & corridors, address issues of man-animal conflict and Welfare of captive elephants.

Source: The Hindu

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