Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Kawal Tiger Reserve
Jannaram forest
wild life sanctuary
Kawal Tiger Reserve

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: IN 19°07′08″N 78°59′56″E / 19.1188949°N 78.9989734°E / 19.1188949; 78.9989734Coordinates: IN 19°07′08″N 78°59′56″E / 19.1188949°N 78.9989734°E / 19.1188949; 78.9989734
Country  India
State Jannaram, Telangana
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Kawal Tiger Reserve is located at Jannaram mandal of Adilabad district in Telangana state of India.[1][2] Govt of India declared Kawal wildlife sanctuary as Tiger Reserve in 2012.[3]

Sanctuary

Adilabad district is situated between 77º46 and 80º0′of the eastern longitudes and 18º40 and 19º56 of northern latitudes. It is surrounded byYavotmal and Chandrapur on the north,Karimnagar and Nizamabad on the south and Nanded district on the west. The KWS was established in 1965 and later declared as the Protected Area (PA) in 1999 under the WPA, 1972.It is located in the schedule area of Adilabaddistrict at a distance of 100 km from its district headquarters. It extended from the sahyadri hillranges to the Tadoba forest in Maharashtra (GoAP2012; Rajagopal 1976)[4] It is spread over an area of 893 km2. It is increasingly getting threatened by growing human encroachments, rampant poaching, illegal wood felling and habitat loss.[5]

The sanctuary is one of the richest Teak forests in the State with dense pristine areas free of human disturbance. The River Kadam flows through this area. Dry Deciduous Teak Forests mixed with Bamboo, Terminalia, Pterocarpus, Anogeisus and Cassias.

Mammal species that have been sighted include tiger, leopard, gaur, cheetal, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, chowsingha, sloth bear. Several species of birds & reptiles are also found in the sanctuary.

Accessible from Mancherial 50 kilometres (31 mi). and from Hyderabad 270 kilometres (170 mi). by road. Nearest Airport in Hyderabad.

Tiger reserve status

It was notified as tiger reserve in April 2012.[6] In this regard habitat development is undertaken with release of 150 cheetals as prey population. To check poaching new check posts have been created. Traditional sources of water were improved.

References

  1. ↑ "Kawal to be developed as eco-tourism centre". The Times of India. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Zoo park stripped of striped beauty - South India - Hyderabad - ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary declared tiger reserve". The Hindu. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  4. ↑ Rathod, Bikku and Rambabu M. "Tiger Reserve in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Issues and Concerns". International Journal of Innovative Research and Practices. Vol.1: ISSN 2321-2926.(
  5. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : ‘Carry on Heaven’ play to be staged tomorrow". The Hindu. 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  6. ↑ {{<http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kawal-tiger-reserve-a-green-oasis/article3953160.ece/>}}

Tiger Reserve in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Issues and Concerns by Bikku Rathod and M Rambabu published in International Journal of Innovative Research and Practices Vol.1, Issue 1, January 2013ISSN 2321-2926

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