Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary

About Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary:

• Location:
  • Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in the village of Eturnagaram, a tribal village in Mulugu district of Telangana.
  • It is located 100 km from Warangal and 250 km from Hyderabad.
  • It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1952 by Hyderabad Nizam Government.
  • It is spread over an area of around 806 sq. km.
• River:
  • It has a water source called Dayyam Vagu, which separates the sanctuary into two parts.
  • River Godavari also passes through it.
• Flora:
  • The region is covered completely with thick natural vegetation and it falls in the tropical dry deciduous.
  • It is rich in the growth of teak, bamboo and other trees like madhuca and terminalia.
• Fauna:
  • This sanctuary provides shelter to Tiger, Leopard, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dogs, Jackals, SlothBear, Chousingha, Black Buck, Nilgai, Sambar, Spotted Deer and Four Horned Antilope etc.
  • The plethora of water in the sanctuary is attributed to the presence of reptiles like the famous Mugger crocodiles and snakes like the Cobra, Python and Krait.
• The famous Sammakka-Saralamma Temple is situated inside the sanctuary.

Q1. What is a deciduous forest?

A deciduous forest is a type of biome characterized by the prevalence of deciduous trees, which are trees that shed their leaves seasonally. These forests can be found in temperate regions around the world, including parts of North America, Europe, and Asia

Source: Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary: Trees in 100 more hectares were destroyed