Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary:
A recent survey camera traps revealed a rich habitat of diverse wildlife, including bears, leopards, mountain goats, and wild boars of Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Andhra Pradesh.
- It forms the catchment for river Pennar. The Telugu ganga canal flows into the eastern flank of the Sanctuary draining into the ‘Pennar river’.
- It consists of Southern tropical dry deciduous forest in the hills, scrub forest in the plains, Southern dry mixed deciduous forest, Tropical thorn forests and Tropical dry evergreen forest.
- It is home to the rare and endangered plants like Red sanders and Sandalwood are important species found in this area.
- The riparian vegetation is very rich in floristic value, consisting of Terminalia spp, Syzygium spp, (Jamun), Wild mangoes, Anogeissus latifolia, Phoenix spp, Bamboo, Hardwickia binata, etc.
- It has good representation of species like Common toad, Bullfrog, Common Indian skink, Green vine snake etc.
- It is the only home and hopes for the rare and endangered bird the Jerdons courser.
