Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve | नागार्जुनसागर-श्रीशैलम टाइगर रिजर्व
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
The forest department is preparing to conduct the next round of tiger census in the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
forest department Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve में tiger census का next round conduct करने की तैयारी कर रहा है।
Location | स्थान
The tiger reserve lies in the Nallamala hill ranges, an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats, across parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
tiger reserve Nallamala hill ranges में स्थित है, जो Eastern Ghats का offshoot है, और Andhra Pradesh तथा Telangana के parts में फैला है।
Size | आकार
Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam is one of India's largest tiger reserves, covering roughly 3,700 sq km of core and surrounding tiger-reserve landscape depending on the notified administrative definition.
Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam India के largest tiger reserves में से एक है और notified administrative definition के अनुसार roughly 3,700 sq km के tiger-reserve landscape में फैला है।
Tiger Population | बाघ आबादी
The reserve supports one of the major tiger populations in the Eastern Ghats landscape.
reserve Eastern Ghats landscape की major tiger populations में से एक को support करता है।
Name | नाम
The reserve derives its name from the Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam dam and reservoir region associated with the Krishna River.
reserve का नाम Krishna River से associated Nagarjuna Sagar और Srisailam dam-reservoir region से derived है।
Protected Areas | संरक्षित क्षेत्र
The larger reserve landscape includes wildlife sanctuaries such as Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary.
larger reserve landscape में Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary और Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary जैसे protected areas शामिल हैं।
Krishna River | कृष्णा नदी
The Krishna River traverses the reserve landscape for a considerable distance and provides aquatic and riparian habitats.
Krishna River reserve landscape में considerable distance तक flow करती है और aquatic तथा riparian habitats provide करती है।
Cultural Importance | सांस्कृतिक महत्व
The reserve landscape contains ancient temples and archaeological sites, including the Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Srisailam and Buddhist remains linked to the Nagarjunakonda region.
reserve landscape में ancient temples और archaeological sites हैं, including Srisailam का Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple तथा Nagarjunakonda region से linked Buddhist remains।
Topography | स्थलाकृति
The landscape consists of plateaus, ridges, gorges and deep valleys.
landscape plateaus, ridges, gorges और deep valleys से बना है।
Vegetation | वनस्पति
The dominant vegetation is Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest with bamboo and grass in the understorey.
dominant vegetation Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest है जिसमें understorey में bamboo और grass पाए जाते हैं।
Flora | प्रमुख वनस्पतियाँ
Plants reported from the region include several locally endemic or restricted species such as Andrographis nallamalayana and other characteristic Nallamala flora.
region में Andrographis nallamalayana सहित कई locally endemic या restricted plants और characteristic Nallamala flora report की गई हैं।
Fauna | जीव-जंतु
- Tiger / बाघ
- Leopard / तेंदुआ
- Indian wolf / भेड़िया
- Wild dog or dhole / जंगली कुत्ता
- Jackal / सियार
Prey Species | शिकार प्रजातियाँ
Important prey animals include sambar, chital, four-horned antelope, chinkara, mouse deer, wild boar and porcupine.
important prey animals में sambar, chital, four-horned antelope, chinkara, mouse deer, wild boar और porcupine शामिल हैं।
Aquatic Fauna | जलीय जीव
The Krishna River supports mugger crocodiles, otters and freshwater turtles.
Krishna River mugger crocodiles, otters और freshwater turtles को support करती है।