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| name = Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| image = Blue tigers Tirumala limniace Gundla Brahmeswaram WLS, extended core of NSTR AJTJohnsingh.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace) butterflies in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| image_alt = Blue tiger (''Tirumala limniace'') butterflies in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
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| location = [[Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15.6612|N|78.7452|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| map = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
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| area = {{convert|1194|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}<br />
| established = 1990<br />
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| governing_body = Department of forests, [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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'''Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] located in the [[Nallamala Forest]] in [[Kurnool district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of the [[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary declared wildlife sanctuary on September 18, 1990.<ref name="forest">{{cite web |title=GUNDLA BRAHMESWARAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY |url=https://forests.ap.gov.in/gundlabrahmeswara.php |website=forests.ap.gov.in |publisher=Andhra Pradesh Forest Department}}</ref> The sanctuary got its name from the Gundla Brahmeshwaram plateau.<ref name="wild">{{cite web |title=Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary {{!}} Wildlife in India Foundation |url=https://wildlifeinindia.in/gundla-brahmeswara-wildlife-sanctuary/ |date=30 December 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
Gundla Brahmeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] located in the [[Nallamala Forest]] in Kurnool district of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=23 tigers spotted in Gundla Brahmeswaram Sanctuary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/23-tigers-spotted-in-gundla-brahmeswaram-sanctuary/article27028912.ece |work=The Hindu |date=3 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> It is located between Mantralamma kanuma and Nandi kanuma hill passes.<ref name="forest"/> The sanctuary covers an area of {{convert|1194|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Hindu"/> The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of the [[Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve]].<ref name="forest"/> The [[Gundlakamma River]] flows through the sanctuary.<ref name="forest"/><br />
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==Flora and fauna==<br />
353 species of plants including ten critically endangered species are seen here.<ref name="forest"/> The mammals in the Gundala Brahmeshwara Sanctuary includes [[langurs]], [[Panthera pardus tulliana|panthers]], [[Bengal tiger|tigers]], [[Rat|rats]], [[rusty-spotted cat]], [[Flying squirrel|Indian flying squirrel]], [[lesser woolly horseshoe bat]], [[mouse deer]], [[pangolin]], [[Sambar deer]], [[Nilgai]] and [[Bonnet macaque]]s.<ref name="forest"/><ref name="wild"/> In a survey conducted in 2019, 23 tigers were found in the sanctuary, of which 17 were female tigers, five were male tigers and one was a tiger cub.<ref name="Hindu"/><br />
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==Threats==<br />
The indigenous biodiversity in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary is under threat by many invasive plant taxa.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Inventory of invasive alien plant taxa in gundla brahmeswaram wildlife sanctuary, Nallamalais, India: Implications for monitoring and management |journal=International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences |date=2021 |volume=3 |issue=3 |url=http://www.ecologyjournal.in/archives/2021.v3.i3.411}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}{{Protected areas of Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:1990 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1990]]<br />
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