{"id":20311,"date":"2026-02-15T12:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20311"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:23:45","slug":"papikonda-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/papikonda-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Papikonda National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Papikonda National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adult male tiger, named \u2018Explorer\u2019, was reintroduced into the wild in the Papikonda National Park (PNP) in Andhra Pradesh as part of Operation Stripes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Papikonda National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the East Godavari and West Godavari Districts of <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies along the <\/span><b>banks of the Godavari River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It encompasses a rugged landscape with steep slopes, hills, and deep valleys.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are 62 named mountains in the park. <\/span><b>Devara Konda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the highest point. The most prominent mountain is <\/span><b>Verala Konda.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been recognized as an Important <\/span><b>Bird and Biodiversity Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by BirdLife International.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The park is characterized by <\/span><b>tropical, moist deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mixed with patches of <\/span><b>semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The park is home to several types of trees, including <\/span><b>teak, rosewood, sandalwood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bamboo, eucalyptus, sal, mahua, pterocarpus, terminalia, and cassia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, and Indian wild dog (dhole).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A unique <\/span><b>dwarf breed of goat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known locally as the <\/span><b>\u201ckanchu mekha\u201d originates in this region.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/adult-male-tiger-released-in-papikonda-national-park\/article70632548.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Papikonda National Park in Andhra Pradesh lies along the Godavari River, featuring rugged hills, steep slopes, and deep valleys. 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