Kawal Tiger Reserve
Jannaram forest | |
|---|---|
wild life sanctuary | |
  Kawal Tiger Reserve Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°07′08″N 78°59′56″E / 19.1188949°N 78.9989734°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jannaram, Telangana |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,015.44 km2 (778.17 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kawal Tiger Reserve is a nature preserve located at Jannaram mandal of Mancherial District (Old Adilabad district) in the Telangana state of India.[1][2] The Government of India declared Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary to be a tiger reserve in 2012.[3] The reserve is the oldest sanctuary in the northern Telangana region of the state. It is well known for its abundant flora and fauna. This sanctuary is catchment for the rivers Godavari and Kadam, which flow towards the south of the sanctuary.[4]
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- ^ "Zoo park stripped of striped beauty - South India - Hyderabad - ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary declared tiger reserve". The Hindu. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Kawal Wildlife Tiger Reserve". forests.telangana.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2017.