ETURNAGARAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY- ENVIRONMENT
News: Forest fires singe Telangana wildlife sanctuaries
What's in the news?
● Telangana is currently grappling with forest fires
in Tadvai region of Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu and Amrabad Tiger
Reserve.
Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary:
● It is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
● Eturnagaram is one of the oldest sanctuaries in Telangana.
Status:
● It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1953.
Rivers:
● The perennial river Dayyam Vagu flows
through the sanctuary, separating the wildlife sanctuary into two parts.
● The river Godavari
also passes through the sanctuary.
Vegetation:
● It has tropical
dry deciduous type of vegetation.
Flora:
● The sanctuary is rich in teak, bamboo and other trees like madhuca and terminalia.
● Climbers are the unique features which are found in
abundance across the Sanctuary.
Fauna:
● Indian gour and giant squirrel are the keystone species in the sanctuary.
● It is home to Tiger, Leopard, Jackals, Sloth Bear, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dogs, Chousingha, Sambar.