The dry deciduous forests of adilabad are classified for the convenience of forest management into Teak forest and Mixed Forest.

The forest area of the district as 6944.5 sq.kms. and forms nearly 43% of the total area. Except in Mudhole eastwhile taluk on the west, the forest is well distributed and the local population get all its requirements of the timber and fodder from the forests. The forests on steep hill slopes are maintained for the protection of the soil and no vegetation is normally exploited.The accessible forest in the plains as well as gentle slopes are under intensive management and are exploited systematically under different silvicultural systems suitable for the locality. The important sericultural systems of forest management followed are selection-cum improvement, coppice with reserves and clear felling. Conversion of natural forests into teak, Iucalyptus and bamboo planatations is achieved under last mentioned system.

The forest has generally two storeys or tiers of vegetations. The top storey consists mostly of Taluk, Nallamaddi, Bijasal, Chairmanu, Ippa, Jitregi , Musti , ets., and lower storey consists of Usiri, Maredu,Modugu, Sarapapu, bamboo ets.

Adilabad forests have been the abode of several species of wild animals from time immemorial.The hills abound in large game gum such as tigers, leopards, bears, hyaens, wolves and wild dogs.In jungles on the plains nilgai,samber, and spotted deer aer met within large numbers.

Among the birds those that occur commonly are pea-fowl(nemali) and peacock, Jungle fowl, Pigeon, Parrot, Myna etc.