Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
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Location | Assam, India |
Nearest city | Golaghat |
Area | 97.15 sq. km. |
Established | 2003 |
Governing body | Department of Environment & Forests, Assam |
Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary is a Morangi located in Golaghat district of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 97.15 km2.[1] It is located 25 km from Golaghat town and about 318 km from Guwahati LGBI Airport.[2] The forest type is tropical semi-evergreen with pockets of pure evergreen, interspersed with small forest marshes. The area was declared as a Wildlife sanctuary in 2003.[3] The sanctuary along with Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary (6 km2) and Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary (37 km2) are a part of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve, which was declared on 17 April 2003, with an estimated area of 3,270 km2.
Biodiversity
- Flora
- Bhelu, Gomari, Ajar, Nahor, Udiyam, Poma, Bon Som etc. It harbors some rare species of orchids.
- Fauna
- elephant, hoolock gibbon, stumped tailed macaque, pig tailed macaque, slow loris, Assamese macaque, rhesus macaque, tiger, leopard, fishing cat, barking deer, sambar, wild pigs, gaur, etc.[4]
- Birds
- white winged wood duck, great pied hornbill, wreathed hornbill, adjutant stork, etc.[4]
- Reptiles
- tortoise, monitor lizard, python, etc.[4]
See also
- Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary
- Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
- List of protected areas of Assam
References
- ^ "Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuaries". Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Assam. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary". assamspider.com. 27 July 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ Asad Rafi Rahmani; M. Zafar-Ul Islam; Indian Bird Conservation Network (10 December 2004). Important bird areas in India: priority sites for conservation. IBCN, Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-0-19-567333-3. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Welcome to Assam Tourism Official website of Deptt. of Tourism, Assam, India". Assamtourism.org. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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External links
- Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary at touristlink.com/
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