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| Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is the oldest sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh. And was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1953 by the erstwhile Hyderabad Government due to its rich bio-diversity. Climbers are the unique features of the Etunagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, which are found in abundance across the length and breadth of this natural park. The area is full of steep and gentle slopes. Moreover, the sanctuary area has historical importance owing to the presence of tree fossils in the Sarvai area and caves. |
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| Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary those rare ecoregions of the world that has various emergent species of deciduous elements.It is spread at a distance of 806 sq.km in Warangal district It is a narrow strip of forest formation alongside the southern coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. About ¾ of the entire land can be is characterized by undulating plain land surface while the remaining is hilly with a plethora of streams and springs. |
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| The sanctuary is watered by the perennial river Dayyam Vagu. The river separates the sanctuary into two parts. The region has a thick cover of natural vegetation. The superfluity of water in the sanctuary accounts the presence of reptiles like the Mugger crocodiles and snakes like the Python, Cobra and Kraite. |
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| The wildlife refuge is dense with deciduous teak woods, its associates like Thiruman, Maddi, Bamboo etc. Etunagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is the homeland to many characteristic floristic elements typically dominated by thorny species such as Zyzyphus glabarrima, Dicrostachys cinerea, Randia dumetorum, and Carissa spinarum while other plant species include Bamboo, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, and Buchanania. |
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| A part of the sanctuary is home to the carnivorous animals many wild animals are conserved here like the tiger, panther, leopard, wolf jackals and sloth bears. Other animals like the black buck, chousingha, nilgai, sambar, wild dogs, spotted deer and the chinkara live in the forest cover of the region. |
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| To see wildlife in its natural habitat, visit to this forest wildlife sanctuary is a must. Many numbers of tourists are attracted to this sanctuary and the number is growing day by day. |
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| The climate of the Etunagaram Wildlife Sanctuary region is usually hot round the year with an average rainfall of 800-1000 mm. Most of the precipitation occurs during the brief northeast monsoon between October and December. Maximum temperatures during the long dry season in summer soars upto a stifling 44° Celsius while winters in the Etunagaram Wildlife Sanctuary are usually mild. |
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| Best season to visit: From October to April |
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| The Eturnagaram Sanctuary is also rich in fauna. The region falls in the tropical dry deciduous type of vegetation. The sanctuary is thus rich in the growth of teak, bamboo and other trees like madhuca and terminalia.
The primary vegetation is of tropical dry deciduous type. The sanctuary abounds in many trees like teak that shoots to a height of 60 feet and above. |
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A visit to the Eturnagaram Sanctuary will give the visitors a glimpse of the wildlife of Andhra Pradesh.
If you are a nature lover or have an adventurous streak, will enjoy visit here. Be sure to bring camera along in case you get lucky and spot a spotted Deer! The sanctuary has good connectivity from Warangal and Hyderabad.
It is located at a distance of 110 kms from Warangal.
250 Kms from Hyderabad. |
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