Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary : Butterfly and Moth Survey:
A butterfly and moth survey is set to be conducted at the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu, Telangana.It is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana in the village of Eturnagaram, a tribal village in the Mulugu district of Telangana.
- It is located 100 km from Warangal and 250 km from Hyderabad.
- Established in 1952, this sanctuary spreads over an area of approximately 812 sq.km.
- It has a water source called Dayyam Vagu, which separates the sanctuary into two parts.
- The river Godavari also passes through it.
- The landscape is undulating, ranging from steep slopes to gentle slopes from west to east.
- The famous Sammakka-Saralamma Temple is situated inside the sanctuary.
- The region is covered completely with thick natural vegetation, and it falls in the tropical dry deciduous.
- It is rich in the growth of teak, bamboo, and other trees like madhuca and terminalia.
- This sanctuary provides shelter to Tiger, Leopard, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dogs, Jackals, Sloth Bear, Chousingha, Black Buck, Nilgai, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Four Horned Antilope, Chinkara, Black Buck, Gaur, and Giant Squirrels.
