Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Nestled in the verdant hill ranges of Nallamalais - an offshoot of Eastern Ghats, the Nagarjunasagar - Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) is one of the enormous tiger reserves in our country. Spread over five revenue districts of Andhra Pradesh, this tiger reserve is an abode of rich bio-diversity with much-endangered flora and fauna. The Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary was declared officially in 1978 and was recognized by Project Tiger in 1983. Following the state's division into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, this tiger reserve was divided into Nagarjunasagar Srisailam tiger reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Amrabad tiger reserve in Telangana. In 2012, the state government designated Gundla Brameswaram Sanctuary, with an area of 1194 km, as an extension of the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. The core zone of the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve has 24 villages. Two tribal communities live in these villages namely the Chenchus and the Lambadas.

Description

State : Andhra Pradesh

District : Kurnool, Prakasam, Guntur, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar

Coordinates : 16.0304° N, 78.8904° E

Area : 3296.31 Sq.km.

TR Notification year : 1982-1983

Tiger Population : 38 (All India Tiger Esitmation, 2018)