Template:Infobox Protected area 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.
History
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary declared wildlife sanctuary on September 18, 1990.[1] The sanctuary got its name from the Gundla Brahmeshwaram plateau.[2]
Description
Gundla Brahmeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Nallamala Forest in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[3] It is located between Mantralamma kanuma and Nandi kanuma hill passes.[1] The sanctuary covers an area of Template:Convert.[3] The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.[1] The Gundlakamma River flows through the sanctuary.[1]
Flora and fauna
353 species of plants including ten critically endangered species are seen here.[1] The mammals in the Gundala Brahmeshwara Sanctuary includes langurs, panthers, tigers, rats, rusty-spotted cat, Indian flying squirrel, lesser woolly horseshoe bat, mouse deer, pangolin, Sambar deer, Nilgai and Bonnet macaques.[1][2] 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.[3]
Threats
The indigenous biodiversity in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary is under threat by many invasive plant taxa.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 GUNDLA BRAHMESWARAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. forests.ap.gov.in. Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary | Wildlife in India Foundation(30 December 2019).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 23 tigers spotted in Gundla Brahmeswaram Sanctuary. The Hindu(3 May 2019).
- ↑ Inventory of invasive alien plant taxa in gundla brahmeswaram wildlife sanctuary, Nallamalais, India: Implications for monitoring and management. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences({Template:Date).