LOCATION
& AREA: Chittoor District; 357.60 Sq. Kms. UNIQUENESS: The
area to which Elephants have returned after 200 years. The only
Elephant Reserve in the State. FLORA: Southern
tropical dry deciduous and thorn forests consisting of Albizzias,
Accacias, Lagerstroemea, Ficus, Bamboo. FAUNA: Indian Elephant,
Sloth Bear, Panther, Cheetal, Chowsingha, Sambar, Porcupine, Wild
Boar, Jungle Cat, Jackal, Jungle Fowl, Starred Tortoise, Slender
Loris. ACCESSIBILITY: 50
Kms. by road from Chittoor; 120 Kms. from Bangalore. Nearest Airport
– Bangalore, Tirupathi. ACCOMMODATION: Forest
guesthouse at Palamaner, Madanapalli & Horseley Hills. SEASON: October
to April.
