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{{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 = [[Guntur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|employees =
|budget =
|minister1_name = Sri [[Balineni Srinivasa Reddy]]
|minister1_pfo = Ministry of Forest and Environment
|chief1_name = N. Prateep Kumar, IFS
|chief1_position = Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF)
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|website = http://www.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. The primary function of this department is protection, conservation and management of [[forest]]s in the Andhra Pradesh State. The Forest Department is organized into 12 territorial circles and 43 divisions. In addition, 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 mighty river systems of [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and [[Godavari river|Godavari]]. The State has wide and varied vegetation types enriched by a variety of flora and fauna. Andhra Pradesh being located strategically in the central region of the Indian sub-continent has representatives of the magnificent Indian plant and animal life. Its varied topography ranging from the hills of [[Eastern Ghats]] and [[Nallamala Hills|Nallamallas]] to the shores of [[Bay of Bengal]] supports varied ecotypes, which in turn support a rich diversity of flora & fauna. The forests in the state can broadly be divided into four major biotic provinces.

1) Deccan Plateau - 53%

2) Central Plateau - 35%

3) Eastern Highland -11%

4) 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. The hills of Eastern Ghats add greatly to the Biological Diversity and provide centers of [[endemism]] for plants, birds and lesser forms of animal life. The varied habitat harbors a diversity of fauna which includes Tiger, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dog, Hyena, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Chinkara, Chowsingha, Nilgai, Cheetal, Sambar and a number of Birds and Reptiles. The long sea coast provides the nesting ground for sea turtles, the back water of Pulicat lake are the feeding grounds for Flamingo & Grey Pelican, the estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with Fishing Cat and Otters as key stone species.

The state is a proud 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==
Andhra Pradesh has a network of 13 sanctuaries and 1 national park in the state. There are 2 zoo parks established in the state.
{{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'''}}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wild Life Sanctuaries
! Area
(In km².)
|-
| [[Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary]]<ref>[http://www.indianationalpark.com/papikonda_wildlife_sanctuary.html Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh]</ref>
| 591.00
|-
| [[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.)
|-
| [[Sri Venkateswara National Park]]
| 525.97
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Zoo park
! Location
! Area (in Acres)
|-

|-
| [[Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park]]
| Tirupati
| <span style="white-space:nowrap">5,532 acres (22 km²)</span>
|-
| [[Indira Gandhi Zoological Park]]
| Visakhapatnam
| <span style="white-space:nowrap">625 acres (2.5 km²)</span>
|}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

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

{{State agencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
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[[Category:State agencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Environment of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:State forest departments of India]]
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