 Wildlife Sanctuary in South India - Papikonda Wild Life Sanctuary stretches over three districts in Andhra Pradesh, Khammam,East and West Godavari It is picturesquely located in the Godavari basin . Here the river Godavari flows cutting a gorge through Papikonda Hills of Eastern Ghats.
Located at a distance of 50km from Rajahmundry
, this sanctuary encompasses an area of 591
sq km. Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary
is covered with dense vegetaions which are amply nourished
by numerous streams flowing in Papikonda Hills
Not only the area is an ecological reserve
but also a delight for the geomorphologists because
of its varied physical features, gorges, precipitous
slope etc here in Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Different types of vegetation which
you can find here are : :
• Tectona Grandis,
• Terminalias,
• Tomentosa,
• Lagerstroemia Lanceolata,
• Latifolia, Albizzia Amara,
• Albizzia Lebbeck
• Dendrocalamus Strictus
• Bambusa Arundinacea.
Not only this you get to see here
wild animals like
• Spotted Deer,
• Four Horned Antelope,
• Sambar, Hyena,
• Jackals,
• Sloth Bear,
• Muggers
• Gharials
• As well numerous migratory birds
Wildlife Sanctuary in South India - Also you get to see here a reserve forest in the hills
called Rekapalle which is in Khammam
district . According to Hindu mythology this
was the Kishkindha ,the kingdom of the apes in Ramayana
At Papikonda wildlife sanctuary you
also have an Environmental Education Center
as well as a Museum . The
journey to this sanctuary is very enchanting you go
on a launch on river Godavari with
Papikonda Hills on two sides . Accommodation
is provided in the Forest Rest houses
at Rajahmundry ,Maredumilli,Kannapuram
South India Tour Travel organizes tours to the Andhra Pradesh’s Papikonda Wild Life Sanctuary
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