Srisailam Sanctuary
Location
Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Sanctuary or simply Srisailam Sanctuary is located in the Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh, one of the southern states of India.
The sanctuary is located close to the town of Macherla, about 150 kilometres from the capital city, Hyderabad. The place is connected by a series of roads, with the state capital and regions around.
Overview
Srisailam Sanctuary covers an area of about 3568 square kilometres and features several attractions.
The sanctuary is surrounded by hills that provides the cover to the living forms residing in the sanctuary.
The hills called Nallamalai Hills surround the south eastern edge, where as the north western edge is bounded by the river, Krishna.
The north eastern area of the sanctuary is occupies by the Nagarjunasagar dam and as such provides the prefix Nagarjunasagar.
The plateau land of sanctuary is considered as one of the oldest geological formations and dates back to some 2000 million years.
Flora and Fauna
The forest floor is covered by dry deciduous forest. The plant species include Aegele marmelos (Bengal quince or wood apple), Bombax ceiba (Simal), Bridelia retusa, etc.
The forests also have thick bushes and thickets providing cover to the animal species.
The sanctuary was known to be inhabited by as many as 100 animals from tiger family.
Their number has been decreasing and the population has become rare consisting of only 20 animals at present.
Some other animals residing in the sanctuary include Leopards, Wolves, Sambhars, Black Bucks, Spotted Deer, Nilgai, Mugger Crocodiles and many Indian snake species.
Accessibility
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