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Location
: 55-km From Warangal, Andhra Pradesh.
Coverage Area : 812-sq-km.
Main Attractions : Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Sambar, Cheetal,
Nilgiri, Black Buck.
Best Time To Visit : October To May.
Accommodation
: Forest Cottages and Rest House Tadvai, ITDA Guest House at
Eturnagaram.
Arrival
Information :
-- By Rail : Nearest railway station is at Warangal
(90 Km.)
-- By Air : Nearest Airport
hyderabad.
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By Road : BIt is well connected by Road. It is about
55-km from Warangal and 200-kms from Hyderabad.
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Nearby Excursions :
-- Nearby Cities : Warangal
 Andhra
Pradesh has splendid wildlife reserves, one of such is the Eturnagara
wildlife sanctuary, which is 55- km from Warangal. The sanctuary is
located near the Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra border. It is
one of the oldest sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh. In the year 1952 on
30th January the erstwhile Hyderabad Government because of its rich
bio-diversity declared it as a sanctuary.
The land is undulating from steep slopes to gentle slopes from west to
east. Three-quarters of the area consist of a plain while the rest is
hilly with many streams and springs. The vegetation here is tropical dry
deciduous with teak and other trees of good quality standing 60ft and
above.
Flora
: Dry deciduous
teak forest with bamboo, madhuca, terminalia, pterocarpus.
Fauna
:
A perennial water source called "Dayyam Vagu", divides the
sanctuary into almost two halves. It is home to Tiger, Leopard, Panther,
Wolf, Wild Dogs, Jackals Sloth Bear, Chousingha, Black Buck, Nilgai,
Sambar, Spotted Deer, Four Horned Antilope, Chinkara, Black Buck Giant
Squirrels and many kinds of birds. Reptiles like Crocodiles (Mugger),
Python, Cobra, Kraite, Star
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