Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Kawal Tiger Reserve
Jannaram forest
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location in Telangana
Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
LocationMancherial district, Telangana
Coordinates19°07′08″N 78°59′56″E / 19.1188949°N 78.9989734°E / 19.1188949; 78.9989734
Area2,015.44 km2 (778.17 sq mi)
Established2012

Kawal Tiger Reserve is a nature preserve located at Jannaram mandal of Mancherial District (Old Adilabad district) in the Telangana state of India. The Government of India declared Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary to be a tiger reserve in 2012. The reserve is the oldest sanctuary in the northern Telangana region of the state. It is well known for its abundant flora and fauna. This sanctuary is catchment for the rivers Godavari and Kadam, which flow towards the south of the sanctuary.