Telangana has 2 designated tiger reserve.
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Amrabad Tiger Reserve
- Location: Nagarkurnool and Nalgonda districts, Telangana, India. Almost 90% lies in Nagarkurnool district.
- Tiger Reserve: Formed in 2014 after bifurcation of Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (originally notified as tiger reserve in 1983).
- Area: 2,611 sq.km.
- Hills: Nallamala Hills of the Eastern Ghats.
- River: Krishna River flows through the reserve.
- Tribe: Chenchu Tribe, Lambadas/Banjara.
- Plants: Teak, Terminalia species, Pterocarpus species, Lagerstroemia species, Acacia species, Ziziphus species, Prosopis species, various cacti.
- Animals: Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Sambar.
Kawal Tiger Reserve
- Location: Adilabad district, Telangana, India.
- Wildlife Sanctuary: Established in 1965.
- Protected Area: Declared as a Protected Area under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in 1999.
- Tiger Reserve: Officially declared as a tiger reserve in 2012.
- Area: 1,015 sq.km (Core: 892.23 sq.km; Buffer: 123.12 sq.km).
- River: Kadam River flows through the reserve.
- Plants: Teak, Axlewood, arjuna, Indian almond.
- Animals: Tiger, Leopard, Chinkara, Blackbuck, Sambar.