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The state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] is considered one of the rich bio-diversified states in [[India]]. Natural vegetation (flora) and animal life (fauna) depend mainly on climate, relief, and soil. Krishna and Godavari are the two largest rivers flowing through the state. The [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]] deals with protection, conservation and management of [[forests]].<ref name="0:">{{cite web|title=District-wise forest cover|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm|website=Andhra Pradesh Forest Department|accessdate=23 June 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028005159/http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm|archivedate=28 October 2015|date=28 October 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills 01.jpg|thumb|Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills]]
[[File:Nallamala Hills near Srisailam 01.jpg|thumb|Nallamala Hills near Srisailam]]

== Natural vegetation ==
The total forest cover of Andhra Pradesh is 22,862 km2.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm |title=Andhra Forest Department |date=2015-10-28 |access-date=2016-06-16 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028005159/http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm |archivedate=28 October 2015 }}</ref> The [[Eastern Ghats]] region is home to dense tropical forests, while the vegetation becomes sparse as the Ghats give way to the [[Deccan Plateau]], where shrub vegetation is more common.
[[File: View on Simhachalam Hill during a rainy day.jpg|thumb|Grassland on Simhachalam Hills]]
[[File: Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham 04.jpg|thumb|Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham]]

== ''Fauna'' ==
The varied diversity of fauna includes [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], hyenas, blackbucks, sambars, and sea turtles. The dense forests in mountains offer habitat to the wildlife. The state government declared certain areas as wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.<ref name=":0" />
[[File: Kondapalli Reserve Forest.jpg|thumb|Kondapalli Reserve Forest, Krishna District]]
[[File: Valley near lambasinghi.jpg|thumb|A Valley near lambasinghi]]

=== National parks and zoo parks ===
[[Indira Gandhi Zoological Park]] is located in [[Visakhapatnam]]. It is one of the largest [[List of zoos in India|zoos of India]], spread over an area of {{convert|625|acres|ha|abbr=on}}. It was named after [[Indira Gandhi]], the former [[Prime Minister of India]] and was opened in 1977. There are eighty species with 800 animals. Hippopotamus and crocodiles are the special animals conserved.<ref name=":0" />

=== Wildlife sanctuaries ===
[[File:Kambhalakonda EDC Vizag.jpg|thumbnail|[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Visakhapatnam]]]]
[[File:Coringa Reserve Forest Park Mangrove Forest 90.jpg|thumb|Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary a Mangrove Forest]]
[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is situated on [[National Highway 5 (India)(old numbering)|NH 5]], surrounded by the Eastern Ghats on three sides and the Bay of Bengal on the fourth. It houses [[Indira Gandhi Zoological Park]]. The park has almost eighty species with [[primates]], [[carnivores]], [[mammals]], [[ungulates]], [[reptiles]] and [[birds]]. These include [[rhesus monkey]]s, baboons, panthers, tigers, [[wolves]], hyenas, pythons, tortoises, monitor lizards, elephant, bison, sambar deer, [[peacocks]], [[ducks]] and [[macaws]].<ref name=":0" />

[[Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]], [[West Godavari district|West Godavari]] in an area of {{convert|591|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. Fauna found in this sanctuary are tigers, panthers, [[gaur]], [[cheetal]], [[chowsingha]], sambar, [[blackbuck]], mouse deer, barking deer, sloth bears, wild ogs, hyenas, jackals, wild boar, marsh crocodiles and a variety of birds.<ref name=papikonda>{{cite web|title=PAPIKONDA Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PAPIKONDA.htm|publisher=AP forest department|accessdate=28 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021421/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PAPIKONDA.htm|archive-date=25 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[East Godavari district]] in an area of {{convert|235.70|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. It has the rare, endangered [[Smooth-coated otter|smooth Indian otter]], [[fishing cat]] and [[Saltwater crocodile|estuarine crocodile]]. Other fauna are jackals, marine turtles, seagulls, storks, ducks and flamingos.<ref name=Coringa>{{cite web|title=Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20CORINGA.htm|publisher=AP forest deparmtnet|accessdate=28 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125005418/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20CORINGA.htm|archivedate=25 January 2014}}</ref>

[[Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary]] is a wildlife sanctuary and estuary located in [[Krishna district]] of Andhra Pradesh. The sanctuary is home for reptiles like the [[garden lizard]], the [[Lacertidae|wall lizard]], tortoises and snakes.<ref>{{Cite book|author1=Gupta, Harsh K. |author2=Parasher-Sen, Aloka |author3=Balasubramanian, Dorairajan |name-list-style=amp |year=2000|title=Deccan Heritage|publisher=Universities Press|location=Hyderabad, India|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=8830KZLvkYsC&pg=PA50 50–51]|isbn=978-81-7371-285-2}}</ref>

[[Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary]] is a wildlife sanctuary located in [[Kurnool district]] of Andhra Pradesh in an area {{convert|6.14|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. It is the only habitat in the state for the rare and highly endangered [[great Indian bustard]]. The [[blackbuck]], wolf, jackal, [[bonnet macaque]], [[Russell's viper]] and [[cobra]] are also found.<ref name=Rollapadu>{{cite web|title=Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20GBM.htm|publisher=AP forest department|accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref>

[[Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in the Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. It covers an area of 1030.85 km2 is managed by the [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]]<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.[http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20SRIPENINSULANARASIMHA.htm Sri Penusula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary]</ref>

[[Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Kurnool district|Kurnool]] and [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] Districts of Andhra Pradesh. It covers an area of 1194  km2 is managed by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.[http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20GBM.htm Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary]</ref> The last surviving pristine forests of Nallamalai tract, it is rich in plants of ethnobotanical value.

[[Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Kadapa District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It covers an area of 464.42 km2 is managed by the [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]]<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.[http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20LANKAMALLESWARA.htm Sri Lankamalleshwara Wildlife Sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021540/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20LANKAMALLESWARA.htm |date=25 January 2014 }}.</ref>

[[Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Chittoor district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is only one Asian elephant reserve in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The sanctuary is bordered by the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].

=== Bird sanctuaries ===
[[File:India - Pulicat Lake - 026 - boats on the lake (1181751187).jpg|thumb|Boats in Pulicat Lake]]
[[Atapaka Bird Sanctuary]], also known as Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary (see also [[Kolleru Bird Sanctuary]]), is a largest freshwater lake located in [[West Godavari district]] of Andhra Pradesh. The sanctuary falls under Kaikalur Forest Range. It is one of the Ramsar convention wetland sites, spread over an area of {{convert|308.55|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Kolleru>{{cite web|title=Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20KOLLERU.htm|publisher=AP forest department|accessdate=28 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125005423/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20KOLLERU.htm|archivedate=25 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Atapaka sanctuary|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/atapaka-bird-sanctuary-water-level-maintained-to-conserve-fish/article4833483.ece|accessdate=28 June 2014|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pelicans breed in Kolleru lake|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Pelicans-breed-in-Kolleru-lake/articleshow/10823374.cms?referral=PM|accessdate=28 June 2014|work=Times of India}}</ref>

[[Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries]] are located in [[Srikakulam district]] of Andhra Pradesh. Every year, over 3,000 pelicans and painted storks visit from [[Siberia]] to these villages during September and stay until March.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sites – Important Bird Areas (IBAs)|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=18033#|publisher=BirdLife International|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Sumit Bhattacharjee|title=A 12,000 km flight from Siberia|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/10/stories/2006041001702000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420150741/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/10/stories/2006041001702000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2006|accessdate=1 July 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 April 2006}}</ref>

[[Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary]] is a famous 481 km2 Protected area in [[Nellore district|Nellore District]] of Andhra Pradesh state. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-water ecosystem in India. Central location is: 13°34′N 80°12′E. 327.33 km2 is managed by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, [http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PULICAT.htm PULICAT Wildlife Sanctuary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021545/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PULICAT.htm |date=2014-01-25 }}</ref> and 153.67 km2 is managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. 108 km2 is national park area. Rainfall ranges from 800 to 2000 mm. Temperature varies from 14 °C to 33 °C. Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.

== See also ==
*[[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Environment of Andhra Pradesh]]

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	The state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] is considered one of the rich bio-diversified states in [[India]]. Natural vegetation (flora) and animal life (fauna) depend mainly on climate, relief, and soil. Krishna and Godavari are the two largest rivers flowing through the state. The [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]] deals with protection, conservation and management of [[forests]].<ref name="0:">{{cite web\|title=District-wise forest cover\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm\|website=Andhra Pradesh Forest Department\|accessdate=23 June 2016\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028005159/http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm\|archivedate=28 October 2015\|date=28 October 2015}}</ref>		The state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] is considered one of the rich 123 bio-diversified states in [[India]]. Natural vegetation (flora) and animal life (fauna) depend mainly on climate, relief, and soil. Krishna and Godavari are the two largest rivers flowing through the state. The [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]] deals with protection, conservation and management of [[forests]].<ref name="0:">{{cite web\|title=District-wise forest cover\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm\|website=Andhra Pradesh Forest Department\|accessdate=23 June 2016\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028005159/http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm\|archivedate=28 October 2015\|date=28 October 2015}}</ref>
	[[File:Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills 01.jpg\|thumb\|Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills]]		[[File:Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills 01.jpg\|thumb\|Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills]]
	[[File:Nallamala Hills near Srisailam 01.jpg\|thumb\|Nallamala Hills near Srisailam]]		[[File:Nallamala Hills near Srisailam 01.jpg\|thumb\|Nallamala Hills near Srisailam]]

	== Natural vegetation ==		== Natural vegetation ==
	The total forest cover of Andhra Pradesh is 22,~~862~~ km<sup>2</sup>.<ref ~~name=":0"~~>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~forest.ap~~.nic.in/~~About.htm \|title=Andhra Forest Department \|date=2015~~-10-~~28 \|access~~-~~date=2016~~-06-16 \|url~~-status=unfit \|archiveurl~~=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20151028005159~~/~~http~~://~~forest.ap~~.nic.in/~~About~~.~~htm~~ \|~~archivedate~~=~~28 October 2015~~ }}</ref> The [[Eastern Ghats]] region is home to dense tropical forests, while the vegetation becomes sparse as the Ghats give way to the [[Deccan Plateau]], where shrub vegetation is more common.		The total forest cover of Andhra Pradesh is 37,258 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web\| title=Andhra Pradesh \| url=https://fsi.nic.in/isfr19/vol2/isfr-2019-vol-ii-andhra-pradesh.pdf \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306105522/https://fsi.nic.in/isfr19/vol2/isfr-2019-vol-ii-andhra-pradesh.pdf \| archive-date=2021-03-06}}</ref> The [[Eastern Ghats]] region is home to dense tropical forests, while the vegetation becomes sparse as the Ghats give way to the [[Deccan Plateau]], where shrub vegetation is more common.
	[[File: View on Simhachalam Hill during a rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|Grassland on Simhachalam Hills]]		[[File: View on Simhachalam Hill during a rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|Grassland on Simhachalam Hills]]
	[[File: Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham 04.jpg\|thumb\|Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham]]		[[File: Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham 04.jpg\|thumb\|Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham]]

	== ''Fauna'' ==		== ''Fauna'' ==
	The varied diversity of fauna includes [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], ~~hyenas~~, blackbucks, sambars, and sea turtles. The dense forests in mountains offer habitat to the wildlife. The state government declared certain areas as wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.<ref name=":0" />		The varied diversity of fauna includes [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], dholes, blackbucks, sambars, and sea turtles. The dense forests in mountains offer habitat to the wildlife. The state government declared certain areas as wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm \|title=Andhra Forest Department \|date=2015-10-28 \|access-date=2016-06-16 \|url-status=unfit \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028005159/http://forest.ap.nic.in/About.htm \|archivedate=28 October 2015 }}</ref>
	[[File: Kondapalli Reserve Forest.jpg\|thumb\|Kondapalli Reserve Forest, Krishna District]]		[[File: Kondapalli Reserve Forest.jpg\|thumb\|Kondapalli Reserve Forest, Krishna District]]
	[[File: Valley near lambasinghi.jpg\|thumb\|A Valley near lambasinghi]]		[[File: Valley near lambasinghi.jpg\|thumb\|A Valley near lambasinghi]]
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	=== Wildlife sanctuaries ===		=== Wildlife sanctuaries ===
	[[File:Kambhalakonda EDC Vizag.jpg\|thumbnail\|[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Visakhapatnam]]]]		[[File:Kambhalakonda EDC Vizag.jpg\|thumbnail\|[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Visakhapatnam \|Visakhapatnam City]]]]
	[[File:Coringa Reserve Forest Park Mangrove Forest 90.jpg\|thumb\|Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary a Mangrove Forest]]		[[File:Coringa Reserve Forest Park Mangrove Forest 90.jpg\|thumb\|Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary a Mangrove Forest]]
	[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is situated on [[National Highway 5 (India)(old numbering)\|NH 5]], surrounded by the Eastern Ghats on three sides and the Bay of Bengal on the fourth. It houses [[Indira Gandhi Zoological Park]]. The park has almost eighty species with [[primates]], [[carnivores]], [[mammals]], [[ungulates]], [[reptiles]] and [[birds]]. These include [[rhesus monkey]]s, baboons, panthers, tigers, [[wolves]], ~~hyenas~~, pythons, tortoises, monitor lizards, elephant, bison, sambar deer, [[peacocks]], [[ducks]] and [[macaws]].<ref name=":0" />		[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is situated on [[National Highway 5 (India, old numbering)\|NH 5]], surrounded by the Eastern Ghats on three sides and the Bay of Bengal on the fourth. It houses [[Indira Gandhi Zoological Park]]. The park has almost eighty species with [[primates]], [[carnivores]], [[mammals]], [[ungulates]], [[reptiles]] and [[birds]]. These include [[rhesus monkey]]s, baboons, panthers, tigers, [[wolves]], wild dogs, pythons, tortoises, monitor lizards, elephant, bison, sambar deer, [[peacocks]], [[ducks]] and [[macaws]].<ref name=":0" />

	[[Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[East Godavari district\|East Godavari]], [[West Godavari district\|West Godavari]] in an area of {{convert\|591\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}. Fauna found in this sanctuary are tigers, ~~panthers~~, [[gaur]], [[cheetal]], [[chowsingha]], sambar, [[blackbuck]], mouse deer, barking deer, sloth bears, wild ~~ogs~~, ~~hyenas~~, jackals, wild boar, marsh crocodiles and a variety of birds.<ref name=papikonda>{{cite web\|title=PAPIKONDA Wildlife Sanctuary\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PAPIKONDA.htm\|publisher=AP forest department\|accessdate=28 June 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021421/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PAPIKONDA.htm\|archive-date=25 January 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		[[Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[East Godavari district\|East Godavari]], [[West Godavari district\|West Godavari]] in an area of {{convert\|591\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}. Fauna found in this sanctuary are tigers, leopards, [[gaur]], [[cheetal]], [[chowsingha]], sambar, [[blackbuck]], mouse deer, barking deer, sloth bears, wild dogs, elephants, jackals, wild boar, marsh crocodiles and a variety of birds.<ref name=papikonda>{{cite web\|title=PAPIKONDA Wildlife Sanctuary\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PAPIKONDA.htm\|publisher=AP forest department\|accessdate=28 June 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021421/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PAPIKONDA.htm\|archive-date=25 January 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	[[Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[East Godavari district]] in an area of {{convert\|235.70\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}. It has the rare, endangered [[Smooth-coated otter\|smooth Indian otter]], [[fishing cat]] and [[Saltwater crocodile\|estuarine crocodile]]. Other fauna are jackals, marine turtles, seagulls, storks, ducks and flamingos.<ref name=Coringa>{{cite web\|title=Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20CORINGA.htm\|publisher=AP forest deparmtnet\|accessdate=28 June 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125005418/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20CORINGA.htm\|archivedate=25 January 2014}}</ref>		[[Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[East Godavari district]] in an area of {{convert\|235.70\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}. It has the rare, endangered [[Smooth-coated otter\|smooth Indian otter]], [[fishing cat]] and [[Saltwater crocodile\|estuarine crocodile]]. Other fauna are jackals, marine turtles, seagulls, storks, ducks and flamingos.<ref name=Coringa>{{cite web\|title=Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary\|url=http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20CORINGA.htm\|publisher=AP forest deparmtnet\|accessdate=28 June 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125005418/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20CORINGA.htm\|archivedate=25 January 2014}}</ref>
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	[[Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Kadapa District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It covers an area of 464.42 km<sup>2</sup> is managed by the [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]]<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.[http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20LANKAMALLESWARA.htm Sri Lankamalleshwara Wildlife Sanctuary] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021540/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20LANKAMALLESWARA.htm \|date=25 January 2014 }}.</ref>		[[Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Kadapa District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It covers an area of 464.42 km<sup>2</sup> is managed by the [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]]<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.[http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20LANKAMALLESWARA.htm Sri Lankamalleshwara Wildlife Sanctuary] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021540/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20LANKAMALLESWARA.htm \|date=25 January 2014 }}.</ref>

	[[Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Chittoor district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is only one Asian elephant reserve in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The sanctuary is bordered by the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].		[[Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located in [[Chittoor district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is only one [[Asian elephant]] reserve in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The sanctuary is bordered by the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].

	=== Bird sanctuaries ===		=== Bird sanctuaries ===