26 Oct 2024        15:06:41 pm

Environmental Ecology

Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary

Tags : Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary

Topic: Protected Areas

Why in the news?

• Thousands of trees in Eturunagaram wildlife sanctuary collapsed.
• As per sample plot analysis, it has been surmised that approximately 50,000 trees were uprooted in 200 hectares of deep forest area along two to three km. length.

Source: The Hindu 

About Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary:

• It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1953.
• It is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
• The perennial river Dayyam Vagu flows through this beautiful sanctuary. This Vagu separates the wildlife sanctuary into two parts.
• It is also famous for the Sammakkka Sarakka Jathra, one of Asia\'s largest tribal jahtra, taking place here every two years.
• The River Godavari also passes through the sanctuary.
• It encompasses the tropical dry deciduous type of vegetation.
• Flora:
  • It is rich in the growth of teak, bamboo and other trees like madhuca and terminalia. 
  • Climbers are the unique features which are found in abundance across the length and breadth of this Sanctuary.
• Fauna:
  • The keystone species in the sanctuary are Indian gour and giant squirrel. 
  • It provides the dwelling ground for Tiger, Leopard, Jackals Sloth Bear, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dogs,Chousingha, Sambar

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