Location: Pandarkawada
Tehsil Of Yavatmal District, Maharashtra
Area: 148.63-sq-km
Best Time To Visit: April - May
Tipeshwar wild
life sanctuary is locate
d
in Pandarkawada Tehsil of Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region covering
an area of 148.63-sq-km. Many villages surround the sanctuary and due to
this there is a tremendous pressure on sanctuary resources for timber,
firewood, bamboo and MFP collection. The hilly and undulating terrain
makes the protection work difficult.
The major animals
that are found here are Hyena, Black Buck, Blue Bull, Chital, Sambar,
Peacock, Hare, Snake, Monkey, Wild boar, Bear, Wild cat, Wolf, Jackal,
etc.Best Time To Visit
Temperatures over
here are quite pleasant all around the year but best time to visit the
Tipeshwar Sanctuary is during the months of April - May.
HOW TO GET
THERE
Air: Nearest
Airport is Sonegaon, Nagpur at 172-km from the sanctuary.
Rail: Nearest
railway station is Adilabad at 35-km in Andhra Pradesh from the
sanctuary. The nearest railway station in Maharashtra from the sanctuary
is Yavatmal situated at 70-km.
Road: Nearest Bus
station is Pandharkawada at 22-km on National Highway - 7.
WHERE TO STAY
Rest house is
available for accommodation at Pandharkawada with 4 suits. Reservation
authority is EE, B & C Dn. Pandharkawada.
