Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary

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A recent survey camera trap revealed a rich habitat of diverse wildlife, including bears, leopards, mountain goats, and wild boars of Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary.

About Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary

• Location: It is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
• Rivers: The Sanctuary forms the catchment for river Pennar. The Telugu ganga canal flows into the eastern flank of the Sanctuary draining into the ‘Pennar river’.
• Vegetation: It consists of Southern tropical dry deciduous forest in the hills, scrub forest in the plains, Southern dry mixed deciduous forest, Tropical thorn forests and Tropical dry evergreen forest.
• Flora: The rare and endangered plants like Red sanders and Sandalwood are important species found in this area. 
  • The riparian vegetation is very rich in floristic value, consisting of Terminalia spp, Syzygium spp, (Jamun), Wild mangoes, Anogeissus latifolia, Phoenix spp, Bamboo, Hardwickia binata, etc.
• Fauna: It has good representation of species like Common toad, Bullfrog, Common Indian skink, Green vine snake etc.
  • It is the only home and hopes for the rare and endangered bird the Jerdons courser.

Source: DC

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