Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace) butterflies in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Location | Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 15°39′40″N 78°44′43″E / 15.6612°N 78.7452°E |
Area | 1,194 km2 (461.0 sq mi) |
Established | 1990 |
Governing body | Department of forests, Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Nallamala Forest in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary declared wildlife sanctuary on September 18, 1990. [1] The sanctuary got its name from the Gundla Brahmeshwaram plateau. [2]
Gundla Brahmeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Nallamala Forest in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. [3] It is located between Mantralamma kanuma and Nandi kanuma hill passes. [1] The sanctuary covers an area of 1,194 km2 (461.0 sq mi). [3] The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. [1] The Gundlakamma River flows through the sanctuary. [1]
353 species of plants including ten critically endangered species are seen here. [1] The mammals in the Gundala Brahmeshwara Sanctuary includes langurs, panthers, tigers, rats, Rusty-spotted cat, Indian flying squirrel, Lesser woolly horseshoe bat, Mouse deer, Pangolin, Sambar deer, Nilgai and Bonnet macaques. [1] [2] In a survey conducted in 2019, 23 tigers were found in the sanctuary, of which 17 were female tigers, five were male tigers and one was a tiger cub. [3]
The indigenous biodiversity in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary is under threat by many invasive plant taxa. [4]