Wildlife Sanctuary in South India - Pocharam Forest & Wild Life Sanctuary
is situated near Medak (15km away)
and Hyderabad is 115 km away from here.
The Nizam of Hyderabad's favorites hunting ground was
Pocharam forest so he declared it
as a wildlife sanctuary . This sanctuary sprawling over
an area of 9.12 sq km takes its name from Pocharam
Lake , it was formed by bounding the Allair
in 1916-1922.
Covered all over by dense vegetation , you get to see wide variety of flora and fauna here .Here many varieties of birds visit like
Bar-Headed Goose
Brahminy Bucks
Open Billed Stork
Not only that at Pocharam Forest & Wild Life Sanctuary you have Eco-tourism center where you can view five kinds of deer and antelopes.
The types of Wildlife Sanctuary in South India found here are :
Leopard, Forest Cat,
Wild Dog,
Wolf, Jackal,
Sloth Bear,
Sambar,
Nilgai,
Chinkara,
Chital,
Four horned Antelope
You get accommodation at Medak Forest Rest
House and this sanctuary is easily accessible
by road. You get frequent bus service from Hyderabad
. Hyderabad international
airport is 90km away from here.
Contact South India Tour Travel if
you want to explore the PAndhra Pradesh’s Pocharam Wild Life Sanctuary
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