Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary

Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View from a dam in Kinnarsani Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Telangana
LocationTelangana, India
Nearest cityBhadrachalam
Coordinates17°46′30″N 80°33′32″E / 17.775°N 80.559°E / 17.775; 80.559[1]
Area635.40 km2 (157,010 acres)
Governing bodyTelangana Forest Department
Strychnine tree in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) on Ixora brachiata

Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, India. The wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of 635.40 km2 (157,010 acres) with the picturesque Kinnerasani Lake with densely forested islands in the middle of the sanctuary. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from the district's headquarters is in Kothagudem and 25 km (16 mi) from temple town Bhadrachalam.

  1. ^ "Kinnerasani Sanctuary". protectedplanet.net.[permanent dead link]