About Kawal Tiger Reserve:
- Location:
- It is located in North Eastern part of Telangana (Old Adilabad district), with the Godavari River on one side and the Maharashtra border on the other.
- It forms part of the Deccan peninsula-central highlands.
- Rivers: The reserve is the catchment for the rivers Godavari and Kadam, which flow towards the south of the sanctuary.
- Corridor: It has connectivity to the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra in the North and to the Indravati tiger reserve of Chhattisgarh towards its North-Eastern side.
- It has diverse habitats comprising of dense forests, grasslands, open areas, rivers, streams and water bodies.
- Vegetation: Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest.
- Flora:
- Teak is found extensively along with Bamboo.
- As many as 673 plant species have been recorded, and the important ones are Anogeissus latifolia, Mitragyna parviflora, Terminalia crenulata, Terminalia arjuna, Boswellia serrata etc.
- Fauna:
- It has a faunal diversity which is typical of the Deccan Plateau.
- The major wild animals include: nilgai, chousinga, chinkara, black buck, sambar, spotted deer, wild dog, wolf, jackal, fox, tiger, leopard, and the jungle cat.
