As many as 120 habitations are within the Kolleru region. The Supreme Court had earlier directed removal of all encroachments within the wildlife sanctuary but allowed fishing by conventional methods.

Vijayawada: The bird population in Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary has increased considerably and is consistently above one lakh in the last five years. State govt recently submitted an affidavit to ...

pointed out that the bird population in Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary has increased considerably. “The bird population saw about a 200% increase from 61,626 in 2018 to 182,516 in 2023 ...