Context:
Telangana Government declared the Tiger Corridor Area connecting the Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana with the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra as ‘Kumram Bheem Conservation Reserve’.
Kawal Tiger Reserve:
- Location: Telangana, India
- Along the banks of the Godavari River.
- Declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1965, upgraded to a Tiger Reserve in 2012.
- Geographical Significance: Part of the Deccan Peninsula-Central Highlands, linked to Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra) & Indravati (Chhattisgarh) Tiger Reserves.
- Forest Type: Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest (Dry Teak Series & Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forests).
- Major Flora: Teak, Bambo etc
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Nilgai, Chinkara, Black Buck, Sambar,
Source: TH
Previous Year Question
Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2019 Prelims]
(a) Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.
(b) Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Silent Valley National Park.
(c) Kaundinya, Gundla Brahmeswaram and Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Mukurthi National Park.
(d) Kawal and Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
Answer: (a)