<h1 class="ql-align-center">Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary</h1> CONTEXT: An 18-member herd of female elephants from the forests of Gudiyattam and Pernambattu of Tamil Nadu are currently moving through the Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary zone, apparently “in search of mates”. <h3>More about the News:</h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Vegetation:It is covered by southern tropical dry deciduous and thorn forests.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Palamaner and Kuppam forest ranges of the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is a part of Project Elephant.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Kaundinya and Kaigal which are tributaries of River Palar flow through the sanctuary.</li></ul> <h3 class="ql-align-justify">Asian Elephant:</h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">IUCN Status: Endangered</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Threat: Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.</li></ul> <h1 class="ql-align-center">PRELIMS NOTES:<a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">CLICK HERE</a></h1>