Amrabad Tiger Reserve UPSC

  • Amrabad Tiger Reserve is located in Nagarkurnool and Nalgonda districts of Telangana State in India.
  • Almost 90% of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve is located within Nagarkurnool district.
  • Prior to its establishment as a separate tiger reserve, the Amrabad area was a part of the larger Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR).
  • In 1983, the NSTR was notified as a tiger reserve.
  • In 2014, Following the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh, the northern part of the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve was transferred to the newly formed state of Telangana. This portion of the reserve was then renamed as the Amrabad Tiger Reserve under the Project Tiger initiative.
  • Area: It spans an area of approximately 2,611 square kilometers. It is India’s second-largest tiger reserve, next only to Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).
  • Hills: It is situated in the Nallamala Hills of the Eastern Ghats.
  • River: The river Krishna flows through the Amrabad Tiger Reserve.
  • Tribe: The main tribal groups found in and around the reserve include:
    • Chenchu Tribe
    • Lambadas/Banjara
  • Flora: Southern Tropical Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest (teak, Terminalia species, Pterocarpus species, Lagerstroemia species etc.), Deccan Thorn Scrub Forests (Acacia species, Ziziphus species, Prosopis species, and various cacti) etc.
  • Fauna: Tiger, Indian Leopard, Sloth Bear, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Indian Pangolin, Indian Roller, Indian Grey Hornbill, Indian Rock Python, Common Indian Krait, Indian Sand Boa etc.
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