Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Medak
Nearest city	15 km Medak, Andhra Pradesh
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	•      46 °C (115 °F) •      6 °C (43 °F)

A view from Pocharam Lake with Herons, Egrets, Openbills in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary is located 15 km from Medak and 115 km from Hyderabad,AP, India. This sanctuary can be reached by private transport from Medak. Pocharam Forest was the favourite hunting ground of the Nizam and he declared it as a wild life sanctuary in the early part of 20th century.

Named after the Pocharam lake formed from bunding of the Allair in the year 1916 - 1922, it is spread over 9.12 Sq km. Surrounded by lush green forest, it is rich in flora and fauna and attracts a lot of winged visitors, like the Bar-Headed Goose, Brahminy Bucks and Open Billed Stork.

There is a center for Eco- Tourism where visitors can see five species of Antelopes and Deer. Summer temperature goes up to 46 C & in winter it drops to 6 C. The sanctuary is home to animals like Leopard, Forest Cat, Wild Dog, Wolf, Jackal, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Chital, and Four horned Antelope.

Best season to visit : November to January.

[edit] External links

• Flora & Fauna of Pocharam

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