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{{Short description|Forest department of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
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| logo = Andhra_Pradesh_Forest_Department_logo.png
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| logo_caption = Forests For Survival
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| headquarters = [[Mangalagiri]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| employees =
| budget =
| minister1_name = Sri [[Konidala Pawan Kalyan]]
| minister1_pfo = Ministry of Environment, Forest Science and Technology
| chief1_name = Dr. P. V. Chalapathi Rao, [[Indian Forest Service|IFS]]
| chief1_position = Principal Chief Conservator of Forests [[Head of Forest Forces|(HoFF)]]
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| website = http://forests.ap.gov.in
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'''Andhra Pradesh Forest Department''' is one of the administrative divisions of Government of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (HOFF), an [[Indian Forest Service]] officer. The primary function of this department is protection, conservation and management of [[forest]]s in the Andhra Pradesh State. The Forest Department is organised into 12 territorial circles and 43 divisions. One Senior Officer of the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests functions as Planning and Extension Officer in each district.

==Flora and fauna==
Andhra Pradesh State is bestowed with two river systems of [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and [[Godavari River|Godavari]]. Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board is a statutory body that maintains and keeps balance of biodiversity in ecosystems, landscapes, heritage sites. The forests in the state can broadly be divided into four major biotic provinces.

# Deccan Plateau - 53%
#Central Plateau - 35%
#Eastern Highland - 11%
#East Coastal Plains - 1%

The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous type with a mixture of [[Teak]], and [[species]] of the [[genus|genera]] ''[[Terminalia (plant)|Terminalia]]'', ''[[Dalbergia]]'', ''[[Pterocarpus]]'', ''[[Anogeissus]]'' etc. Fauna includes Tiger, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dog, Hyena, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Chinkara, Chowsingha, Nilgai, Cheetal, Sambar and a number of Birds and Reptiles.
[[File:Forest office in kurupam.jpg|thumb|Forest office in [[Kurupam]]]]
The state is a possessor of some rare and endemic plants like ''[[Cycas beddomei]]'', ''[[Pterocarpus santalinus]]'', ''Terminalia pallida'', ''Syzygium alternifolium'', ''Shorea talura'', ''Shorea tumburgia'', ''[[Psilotum nudum]]'' etc. Among its rich fauna, the Double Banded or the Jerdon’s courser, the golden gecko, and the gray slender loris are some of the rare and endemic fauna of the state.

==Protected areas==

{{Location map+|India Andhra Pradesh|width=450|float=right
|alt=Map of wildlife sanctuaries in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
|caption=Map of wildlife sanctuaries in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Green is National Park, Red denotes Wildlife Sanctuaries, Blue denotes Bird Sanctuaries.
|places=
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=17.825278|lon_deg= 83.308611|position=right|mark=Red_pog.svg|marksize=12|label='''Kambalakonda'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=16.831389|lon_deg=82.336667|position=right|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Coringa'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=17.366389|lon_deg=81.6775|position=top|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Papikonda'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=13.025|lon_deg=78.645|position=left|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Koundinya'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=15.774167|lon_deg=80.944167|position=right|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Krishna'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=15.706944|lon_deg=78.416944|position=left|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Rollapadu'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=14.6|lon_deg=78.883333|position=left|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Lanka Malleswara'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=16.3|lon_deg=78.983333|position=top|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Nagarjuna sagar - Srisailam'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=15.6833|lon_deg=78.9667|position=bottom|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Gundla Brahmeswaram'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=14.009167|lon_deg=79.463833|position=top|mark=Red_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Penusila'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=13.751111|lon_deg=79.337778|position=left|mark=Green_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Sri Venkateswara'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=13.565833|lon_deg=80.174722|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Pulicat'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=13.771667|lon_deg=79.978056|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Nelapattu'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=18.5667|lon_deg=84.3|position=left|mark=Blue_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Telineelapuram'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=16.65|lon_deg=81.216667|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Kolleru'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=16.18|lon_deg=80.3|position=top|mark=Blue_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Uppalapadu'''}}
{{Location map~|India Andhra Pradesh|lat_deg=16.18|lon_deg=80.3|position=top|mark=Blue_pog.svg|label_size=90|label='''Kondakarla Ava'''}}
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wild Life Sanctuaries
! Area
(In km2.)
|-

|-
| [[Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary]]
| 235.70
|-
| [[Kolleru Bird Sanctuary]]
| 308.55
|-
| [[Kondakarla Ava Bird Sanctuary]]
| 1.3
|-
| [[Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary]]
| 194.81
|-
| [[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve|Nagarjunasagar Srisailam (Project Tiger)]]
| 3568.00
|-
| [[Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary|Rolla Padu]]
| 6.14
|-
| [[Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary]]
| 1194.00
|-
| [[Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary]]
| 464.42
|-
| [[Nelapattu]]
| 4.58
|-
| [[Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary]]
| 500.00
|-
| [[Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary]] (Project Elephant)
| 357.60
|-
| [[Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary]]
| 1030.85
|-
| [[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]]
| 70.70
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! National Parks
! Area
(In km2.)
|-
| [[Papikonda National Park]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianationalpark.com/papikonda_wildlife_sanctuary.html |title=Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh |access-date=13 January 2013 |archive-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509223717/http://www.indianationalpark.com/papikonda_wildlife_sanctuary.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
| 1012.86
|-
| [[Sri Venkateswara National Park]]
| 525.97
|-
|[[Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)]]
|2.5
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Zoo park
! Location
! Area (in Acres)
|-

|-
| [[Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park]]
| Tirupati
| 5,532 acres (22 km2)
|-
| [[Indira Gandhi Zoological Park]]
| Visakhapatnam
| 625 acres (2.5 km2)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151009052021/http://forest.ap.nic.in/ Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]

{{State agencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:State agencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Environment of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:State forest departments of India]]
[[Category:Government departments of Andhra Pradesh|Forest Department]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]

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