The sanctuary is located near the Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana borders. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries of Telangana. On 30 January 1952, the erstwhile Hyderabad Government declared it as a sanctuary because of its rich bio-diversity.
The land is undulating from steep slopes to gentle slopes from west to east. Three-quarters of the area consists of a plain while the rest is hilly with many streams and springs. The Godavari River passes through the sanctuary. The vegetation here is tropical dry deciduous with teak and other trees of good quality standing 60 ft (18 m) and above. The biennial festival of Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is held in the sanctuary.[2][3]
Flora and fauna
Flora :
The sanctuary has southern tropical dry deciduous type of teak and its associates like thiruman, maddi, and bamboo, madhuca, terminalia, and pterocarpus.
Thousands of trees fell down in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Telangana due to a Tornado event on August 31, 2024. A catastrophic weather phenomenon flattened an estimated 50,000 trees over 332 hectares in Mulugu's Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary on August 31 devastating the landscape. But none of Wildlife animals are not died, may they predicted phenomenon before it took place.
Park-specific information
Location : 100 km (62 mi) From Warangal, Telangana.
Accommodation : Forest Cottages and Rest House Tadvai, ITDA Guest House at Eturnagaram.
Research:
The Rev.Dr.J.W.Prakash, Principal of Bishop Jesudasan Junior college of Church of South India (CSI) Mission have done some research and published some articles in various national and international journals.
