Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is one of the administrative divisions of Government of Andhra Pradesh. It is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force. The primary function of this department is protection, conservation and management of forests in the Andhra Pradesh State. The Forest Department is organized into 12 territorial circles and 43 divisions. In addition, one Senior Officer of the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests functions as Planning and Extension Officer in each district.
Andhra Pradesh State is bestowed with two mighty river systems of Krishna and Godavari. The State has wide and varied vegetation types enriched by a variety of flora and fauna. Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, APSBB is a statutory body that maintains and keeps balance of biodiversity in ecosystems, landscapes, heritage sites. Andhra Pradesh being located strategically in the central region of the Indian sub-continent has representatives of the magnificent Indian plant and animal life. Its varied topography ranging from the hills of Eastern Ghats and Nallamallas to the shores of Bay of Bengal supports varied ecotypes, which in turn support a rich diversity of flora & fauna. The forests in the state can broadly be divided into four major biotic provinces.
1) Deccan Plateau - 53%
2) Central Plateau - 35%
3) Eastern Highland -11%
4) East Coastal Plains - 1%
The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous type with a mixture of Teak, and species of the generaTerminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus etc. The hills of Eastern Ghats add greatly to the Biological Diversity and provide centers of endemism for plants, birds and lesser forms of animal life. The varied habitat harbors a diversity of fauna which includes Tiger, Panther, Wolf, Wild Dog, Hyena, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Chinkara, Chowsingha, Nilgai, Cheetal, Sambar and a number of Birds and Reptiles. The long sea coast provides the nesting ground for sea turtles, the back water of Pulicat lake are the feeding grounds for Flamingo & Grey Pelican, the estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with Fishing Cat and Otters as key stone species.
The state is a proud possessor of some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei, Pterocarpus santalinus, Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudum etc. Among its rich fauna, the Double Banded or the Jerdon’s courser, the golden gecko, and the gray slender loris are some of the rare and endemic fauna of the state.
Protected areasedit
Andhra Pradesh has a network of 13 sanctuaries and 1 national park in the state. There are 2 zoo parks established in the state.
Kambalakonda
Coringa
Papikonda
Koundinya
Krishna
Rollapadu
Lanka Malleswara
Nagarjuna sagar - Srisailam
Gundla Brahmeswaram
Penusila
Sri Venkateswara
Pulicat
Nelapattu
Telineelapuram
Kolleru
Uppalapadu
Kondakarla Ava
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Map of wildlife sanctuaries in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Green is National Park, Red denotes Wildlife Sanctuaries, Blue denotes Bird Sanctuaries.
^. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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andhra, pradesh, forest, department, administrative, divisions, government, andhra, pradesh, headed, principal, chief, conservator, forests, head, forest, force, primary, function, this, department, protection, conservation, management, forests, andhra, prades. Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is one of the administrative divisions of Government of Andhra Pradesh It is headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Head of Forest Force The primary function of this department is protection conservation and management of forests in the Andhra Pradesh State The Forest Department is organized into 12 territorial circles and 43 divisions In addition one Senior Officer of the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests functions as Planning and Extension Officer in each district Andhra Pradesh Forest DepartmentForests For SurvivalAgency overviewJurisdictionGovernment of Andhra PradeshHeadquartersGuntur Andhra PradeshMinister responsibleSri Balineni Srinivasa Reddy Ministry of Forest and EnvironmentAgency executiveN Prateep Kumar IFS Principal Chief Conservator of Forests HoFF Websitehttp www forests ap gov in Contents 1 Flora and fauna 2 Protected areas 3 References 4 External linksFlora and fauna editAndhra Pradesh State is bestowed with two mighty river systems of Krishna and Godavari The State has wide and varied vegetation types enriched by a variety of flora and fauna Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board APSBB is a statutory body that maintains and keeps balance of biodiversity in ecosystems landscapes heritage sites Andhra Pradesh being located strategically in the central region of the Indian sub continent has representatives of the magnificent Indian plant and animal life Its varied topography ranging from the hills of Eastern Ghats and Nallamallas to the shores of Bay of Bengal supports varied ecotypes which in turn support a rich diversity of flora amp fauna The forests in the state can broadly be divided into four major biotic provinces 1 Deccan Plateau 53 2 Central Plateau 35 3 Eastern Highland 11 4 East Coastal Plains 1 The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous type with a mixture of Teak and species of the genera Terminalia Dalbergia Pterocarpus Anogeissus etc The hills of Eastern Ghats add greatly to the Biological Diversity and provide centers of endemism for plants birds and lesser forms of animal life The varied habitat harbors a diversity of fauna which includes Tiger Panther Wolf Wild Dog Hyena Sloth Bear Gaur Black Buck Chinkara Chowsingha Nilgai Cheetal Sambar and a number of Birds and Reptiles The long sea coast provides the nesting ground for sea turtles the back water of Pulicat lake are the feeding grounds for Flamingo amp Grey Pelican the estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with Fishing Cat and Otters as key stone species The state is a proud possessor of some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei Pterocarpus santalinus Terminalia pallida Syzygium alternifolium Shorea talura Shorea tumburgia Psilotum nudum etc Among its rich fauna the Double Banded or the Jerdon s courser the golden gecko and the gray slender loris are some of the rare and endemic fauna of the state Protected areas editAndhra Pradesh has a network of 13 sanctuaries and 1 national park in the state There are 2 zoo parks established in the state nbsp nbsp Kambalakonda nbsp Coringa nbsp Papikonda nbsp Koundinya nbsp Krishna nbsp Rollapadu nbsp Lanka Malleswara nbsp Nagarjuna sagar Srisailam nbsp Gundla Brahmeswaram nbsp Penusila nbsp Sri Venkateswara nbsp Pulicat nbsp Nelapattu nbsp Telineelapuram nbsp Kolleru nbsp Uppalapadu nbsp Kondakarla Avaclass notpageimage Map of wildlife sanctuaries in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Green is National Park Red denotes Wildlife Sanctuaries Blue denotes Bird Sanctuaries Wild Life Sanctuaries Area In km Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary 1 1012 86Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary 235 70Kolleru Bird Sanctuary 308 55Kondakarla Ava Bird Sanctuary 1 3Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary 194 81Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Project Tiger 3568 00Rolla Padu 6 14Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary 1194 00Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary 464 42Nelapattu 4 58Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary 500 00Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Project Elephant 357 60Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary 1030 85Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 70 70National Parks Area In km Sri Venkateswara National Park 525 97Zoo park Location Area in Acres Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Tirupati 5 532 acres 22 km Indira Gandhi Zoological Park Visakhapatnam 625 acres 2 5 km References edit Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh Archived from the original on 9 May 2013 Retrieved 13 January 2013 External links editAndhra Pradesh Forest Department Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andhra Pradesh Forest Department amp oldid 1172286038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
