Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
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Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district,
Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
state of
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. The wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of with the picturesque Kinnerasani Lake with densely forested islands in the middle of the sanctuary. It is from the district Headquarter
Kothagudem Kothagudem is a City in Telangana. It serves as the headquarters of the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on ...
and from Temple Town
Bhadrachalam Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Lord Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari river. It is located east o ...
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Geography

This wildlife sanctuary has a forest mixed with dense scrub and meadows. It comes under the
Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests The Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests, presently known as East Deccan moist deciduous forests, is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in east-central India. The ecoregion covers an area of , extending across po ...
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Flora and fauna

Flora: There is diverse flora and fauna in this sanctuary. Floral diversity is high and includes Fauna: There is a varied fauna present in the sanctuary
The Familiar Mammals in the sanctuary


See also

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Wildlife of India India is home to a large variety of wildlife. It is a biodiversity hotspot with its various ecosystems ranging from the Himalayas in the north to the evergreen rain forests in the south, the sands of the west to the marshy mangroves of the ea ...


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Kinnerasani wildlife sanctuary from Forest Department of Telangana (India) State
{{Protected areas in Telangana Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests Wildlife sanctuaries of Telangana Protected areas with year of establishment missing Bhadradri Kothagudem district