Peacock Tarantula Conservation Survey Launched in Andhra Pradesh

Pawan Kalyan


Andhra Pradesh — A rare and striking species known as the Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) is now the focus of a major conservation effort in the Eastern Ghats.

Under the leadership of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, the Forest Department has initiated a conservation status survey.

The survey is being conducted in the vast region of the

Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve

  • Why It Matters

Peacock Tarantula is rare & endangered species

Only found in Eastern Ghats forests

Bright blue color → global attention 

Who’s Involved

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society

  • What Leaders Said

Pawan Kalyan highlighted importance of
Biodiversity protection

Rare species conservation Scientific survey for future planning