{"id":11202,"date":"2026-08-08T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11202"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:29:36","slug":"kambalakonda-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kambalakonda-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh High Court recently agreed to advance the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) for protecting Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Mudasarlova drinking water reservoir, and the surrounding natural water streams in Visakhapatnam.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located <\/span><b>near Visakhapatnam city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the state of <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spread across the rolling <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Ghat<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><\/strong>, it covers more than 70 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary derives its name from the<\/span><b> local hillock Kambalakonda.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Topography<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It constitutes a<\/span><b> hilly terrain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having steep slopes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It hosts <\/span><b>dry evergreen forests, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a highly threatened and <\/span><b>unique forest type <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seen <\/span><b>only in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several species of flora found in the sanctuary are representatives of Eastern Ghats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the prominent species of flora include Abrus precatorius, Grewia tiliaefolia, Catunaregam spinosa, Tectona grandis, and others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most <\/span><b>stunning flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found in the region includes the<\/span><b> Indian screw tree.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other flowers and fruits, like flowers of the<\/span><b> Bush plum tree, Jungle berry bunches, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be found all across the landscape.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Indian Leopard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is regarded as the i<\/span><b>ndicator species <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the sanctuary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other fauna include <\/span><b>Indian Jackal, Chital, Indian Pangolin, Indian Muntjac,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indian Leopard, Partridges, Quails, Treepie, Asian Paradise-flycatcher, Chameleon, Indian Cobra and many more. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/andhra-pradesh-high-court-advances-hearing-on-kambalakonda-sanctuary-pil-says-activist\/article71305783.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is located near Visakhapatnam city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 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