Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve:
The forest Department officials have stepped up plans to resume the proposed tiger enclosure project in the Nallamala–Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) to care for injured, abandoned or orphaned tiger cubs.
- Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in the Nallamala hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh.
- It is one of the largest tiger reserves in India.
- It is named after two major dams in the area, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Srisailam Dam.
- Two wildlife sanctuaries, namely Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary (GBM), constitute the NSTR.
- The River Krishna traverses through this reserve.
- The reserve holds significant importance with ancient temples like the Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Srisailam and several archaeological sites, including Buddhist relics from the Nagarjuna Konda area.
- It consists of plateaus, ridges, gorges, and deep valleys.
- It mainly consists of Tropical dry deciduous forests having an undergrowth of bamboo and grass.
- The habitat has several endemics like Andrographis nallamalayana, Eriolaena lushingtonii, Crotalaria madurensis Var, Dicliptera beddomei, and Premna hamiltonii.
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Wild Dog and Jackal, Sambar, Chital, Chowsingha, Chinkara, Mouse Deer, Wild boar, and Porcupine etc.
