Andhra Pradesh Launches King Cobra Sanctuary Plan

AMARAVATI- Thirty King Cobra hatchlings were successfully released into the Eastern Ghats in what is claimed to be the first-of-its-kind, community-led conservation initiative in Andhra Pradesh.

Conservation of King Cobra nesting habitat was taken up by involving local tribal communities in the Paderu Forest Division in North Andhra Pradesh.

“This success sets the stage for the next big step — a proposed 2,400-hectare King Cobra Sanctuary in the Eastern Ghats. Once notified, it would be the first of its kind in the world, placing AP at the forefront of species-specific conservation. Let this be a model of what can be achieved when communities and conservation go hand in hand,” said a government official. (IANS)