Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary UPSC NOTE

  Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam.   It has been under the contr...

 

Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary

• The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. 

• It has been under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since 10 March 1970. 

• Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. 

• It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda. 

• It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows.

• The indicator species is the Indian leopard.