Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View of a part of the Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
Location of Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, India.
LocationAndhra Pradesh, India
Nearest cityChittoor
Coordinates13°01′30″N 78°38′42″E / 13.02500°N 78.64500°E / 13.02500; 78.64500[1]
Area357.6 km2 (88,400 acres)
EstablishedDecember 1990
Governing bodyAndhra Pradesh Forest Department
Asian elephant

Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and an elephant reserve situated in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants, which migrated after 200 years from neighbouring regions.[2]

  1. ^ "APFD Website". Forest.ap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)