Kawal Tiger Reserve : In News
A 12-year study conducted between 2010 and 2022 confirmed that no tigers live permanently in Kawal tiger reserve.
- Kawal Tiger Reserve is located in northeastern part of the state of Telangana, India.
- The reserve is nestled in the Sahyadri Mountain Ranges.
- Geographically, the reserve is situated at the southernmost tip of the Central Indian Tiger Landscape, having linkages with the Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra) and Indravati (Chhattisgarh) tiger reserves.
- It is a major catchment of the river Godavari and local rivulets like Peddavagu and Kadam.
- It has diverse habitats comprising dense forests, grasslands, rivers, streams, and water bodies.
- Vegetation: Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest.
- It consists of teak along with bamboo and other species like Anogeissus latifolia, Mitragyna parviflora, Terminalia crenulata, Terminalia arjuna, Boswellia serrata, etc.
- The major wild animals include: tiger, nilgai, chousinga, chinkara, black buck, sambar, spotted deer, wild dog, wolf, jackal, fox, leopard and the jungle cat.
