Description:
Chittoor has many wild life sanctuaries nearby.
Pocharam: Located in area of 130 sq km, this sanctuary is situated along the shores of Pocharam Lake, near Medak. It is the natural habitat of the cheetah, wild boar, sloth bears, panther, ducks, teals, storks, partridges, quails and flamingos.
Gundlabrameshwaram: Around 100 kms from Kurnool, this sanctuary is spread over the vast area of around 1194 sq km. The sanctuary area is situated on Gundlabrahmeshwaram plateau running south-north from 400m msl to 911m msl with cut up and broken hill ranges, valleys and plateaus. The area presents a varied habitat for wildlife. This sanctuary forms part of the Nallamalai Hill ranges. A perennial river Gundlakamma crisscrosses through the sanctuary. The flora consists of teak, bamboo, nallamaddi, a dug chindugu, chirman, yegisa and sheesham.
The animals found here are Chital, Black Buck, sambhar, neelgai, chousingha, chinkara, mouse deer, langoor, bonnet monkey, pangolin, monitor lizard, python, mugger crocodile, jungle cat, wild dog, hyena, panther and tiger.
Some other sancturaies are the Krishna, Sri Venkateshwara, Srilanka Malleswara and Kaundinga wild life sanctuaries.
