Malini Forest lies in the Sirpur (T) area of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana , within the Sirpur Forest Range of the Kagaznagar Forest Division . Malini and the surrounding forest landscape form part of an important tiger-movement corridor connecting northern Telangana with forest habitats in Maharashtra . Government wildlife-clearance records identify the Sirpur–Methandani corridor, including Chinna Malini , as part of the Kawal Tiger Re…

Dongapalli (also spelled Dongapalle) is a remote Scheduled Tribe-majority village in Jannaram mandal, Mancherial district, Telangana , within the forested landscape of the Kawal Tiger Reserve . The 2011 Census recorded a population of 194 people in 50 households , with a village geographical area of about 2,490 hectares . Dongapalli lies within the core landscape of Kawal, which was notified as India's 42nd tiger reserve in 2012 . The wider Janna…

Kalleda and Islampur forests are forest localities associated with the wider Kawal Tiger Reserve landscape in northern Telangana. Historical accounts describe the Jannaram area as having extensive bamboo forests around places including Kalleda, Dongapalli and Islampur . Kawal was notified as a tiger reserve in 2012 and currently covers 2,015.44 km² , comprising a 892.23-km² core area and a 1,123.21-km² buffer area . The reserve is characterized by …

Sarkepalli Forest is a forested landscape in Wankidi mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana , historically part of the former Adilabad district. The Sarkepalli area is associated with the broader tiger corridor linking Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana with Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra . Government wildlife documents identify the Kamana–Serkepalli area and adjoining Garlapet Reserve Forest in connection with this corridor…