Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary

A view of Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary from river Godavari

Papikonda National Park is located in East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district of Telangana, with an area of 1,012.86 km² (391.07 sq mi).^[1]

Wildlife includes mammals like tigers, leopards, sambar and spotted deer and bison. People of this region used to see wild water buffalo here in the 1980s, but it appears they are now extinct in this region.

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Wildlife sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh

Kolleru Bird Sanctuary Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Rolla Padu Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary

Protected areas of Andhra Pradesh

National parks	Sri Venkateswara

Wildlife sanctuaries	Coringa Gundla Brahmeswaram Kambalakonda Koundinya Krishna Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Papikonda Rollapadu Sri Lankamalleswara Penusila

Bird sanctuaries	Kolleru Nelapattu Pulicat Sri Penusila Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Uppalapadu

Protected areas of India

Protected areas of Telangana

National parks	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Mahavir Harina Vanasthali Mrugavani

Wildlife sanctuaries	Eturnagaram Kinnerasani Manjira Pakhal Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Papikonda Pocharam Pranahita Shivaram

Tiger Reserves	Kawal Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam

Protected areas of India

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