| Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace) butterflies in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| Location | Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 15°39′40″N78°44′43″E / 15.6612°N 78.7452°E /15.6612; 78.7452 |
| Area | 1,194 km2 (461.0 sq mi) |
| Established | 1990 |
| Governing body | Department of forests,Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary is awildlife sanctuary located in theNallamala Forest inKurnool district ofAndhra Pradesh, India. The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of theNagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary declared wildlife sanctuary on September 18, 1990.[1] The sanctuary got its name from the Gundla Brahmeshwaram plateau.[2]
Gundla Brahmeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is awildlife sanctuary located in theNallamala Forest in Kurnool district ofAndhra Pradesh, India.[3] It is located between Mantralamma kanuma and Nandi kanuma hill passes.[1] The sanctuary covers an area of 1,194 km2 (461.0 sq mi).[3] The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of theNagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.[1] TheGundlakamma River flows through the sanctuary.[1]
353 species of plants including ten critically endangered species are seen here.[1] The mammals in the Gundala Brahmeshwara Sanctuary includes langurs, panthers, tigers, rats,rusty-spotted cat, Indian flying squirrel,lesser woolly horseshoe bat,mouse deer,pangolin,Sambar deer,Nilgai andBonnet macaques.[1][2] In a survey conducted in 2019, 23 tigers were found in the sanctuary, of which 17 were female tigers, five were male tigers and one was a tiger cub.[3]
The indigenous biodiversity in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary is under threat by many invasive plant taxa.[4]