Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

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[[File:Kawal tiger reserve.jpg|thumb|The outer view of Reserve]]
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'''Kawal Tiger Reserve''' is located at [[Jannaram]] mandal of [[Mancherial district|Mancherial District]] (Old [[Adilabad]] district) in [[Telangana]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-04/hyderabad/30358928_1_eco-tourism-aptdc-tiger-reserve |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805015402/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-04/hyderabad/30358928_1_eco-tourism-aptdc-tiger-reserve |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-05 |title=Kawal to be developed as eco-tourism centre |date=2011-11-04 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zoo-park-stripped-of-striped-beauty/191885-60-121.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709121218/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zoo-park-stripped-of-striped-beauty/191885-60-121.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-09 |title=Zoo park stripped of striped beauty - South India - Hyderabad - ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-03-17}}</ref> Govt of India declared Kawal wildlife sanctuary as Tiger Reserve in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/kawal-wildlife-sanctuary-declared-tiger-reserve/article3301822.ece |title=Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary declared tiger reserve |work=The Hindu |date=2012-04-11 |access-date=2015-02-06}}</ref> The reserve is the oldest sanctuary in the northern Telangana region of the state. It is well known for its abundant [[flora]] and [[fauna]]. This sanctuary is catchment for the rivers [[Godavari]] and [[Kadam river|Kadam]], which flow towards the south of the sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forests.telangana.gov.in/WildLife/Kawal.htm|title=Kawal Wildlife Tiger Reserve|website=forests.telangana.gov.in|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>

== History ==
The KWS was established in 1965 and later declared as a Protected Area (PA) in 1999 under the WPA, 1972.

===Tiger reserve status===
It was listed as tiger reserve in April 2012.<ref><nowiki>{{<</nowiki>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kawal-tiger-reserve-a-green-oasis/article3953160.ece/<nowiki>>}}</nowiki></ref> In this regard habitat development is undertaken with release of 150 cheetals as prey population. To check [[poaching]] new check posts have been created. Traditional sources of water were improved.

==Location==
Mancherial district is situated between 18.8756° N, 79.4591° E. It is surrounded by [[Adilabad]] and Komuram Bheem on the north, [[Karimnagar]] and [[Nizamabad district|Nizamabad]] on the south and [[Nanded district]] on the west. It is located in the Mancherial district at a distance of {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} from its district headquarters. It extended from the [[Sahayadri Hills|Sahyadri hillranges]] to the [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba forest]] in [[Maharashtra]] (GoAP2012; Rajagopal 1976)<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rathod |first1=Bikku and Rambabu M|title=Tiger Reserve in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Issues and Concerns|journal=International Journal of Innovative Research and Practices|volume=1|issn=2321-2926}}(</ref>
It is spread over an area of {{convert|893|km2|abbr=on}}, nearly 220,800 acres. It is increasingly getting threatened by growing human encroachment, rampant [[poaching]], illegal wood felling and habitat loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/06/stories/2007100650190200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013181843/http://hindu.com/2007/10/06/stories/2007100650190200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-13 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : 'Carry on Heaven' play to be staged tomorrow |date=2007-10-06 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-03-17}}</ref>

The reserve is accessible from Mancherial {{convert|50|km|mi}} and from [[Hyderabad]] {{convert|270|km|mi}} by road. The nearest [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|airport is in Hyderabad]].

== Wildlife ==

=== Flora ===
The sanctuary is one of the richest [[Teak tree|teak forests]] in the state, with dense pristine areas free of human disturbance. The River Godavari flows through this area. Dry [[deciduous]] teak forests mixed with [[bamboo]], [[terminalia (plant)|terminalia]], [[pterocarpus]], [[Anogeissus leiocarpa|anogeissus]] and [[Cassia (genus)|cassias]].

=== Fauna ===
[[Mammal|Mammal species]] that have been sighted include [[tiger]], [[leopard]], [[gaur]], [[cheetal]], [[Sambar deer|sambar]], [[nilgai]], [[barking deer]], [[chowsingha]], [[peacock]] and [[sloth bear]]. Several species of birds and [[reptiles]] are also found in the sanctuary.

About 48 tigers are currently staying at the sanctuary, according to unofficial government sources. With a tendency to increase in the future.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jannaram Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary|url=https://www.telangana360.com/2016/11/jannaram-kawal-wildlife-sanctuary.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Telangana 360}}</ref>

==References==
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Tiger Reserve in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Issues and Concerns by Bikku Rathod and M Rambabu published in
International Journal of Innovative Research and Practices Vol.1, Issue 1, January 2013ISSN 2321-2926

==External links==
{{commons category|Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary}}
* [http://forests.telangana.gov.in/WildLife/Kawal.htm Official website]
* [http://forests.telangana.gov.in/Default.aspx Forest Department of Telangana (India) State Government website]

{{Protected areas in Telangana}}

[[Category:Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of Telangana]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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