National Parks and wildlife Sanctuaries of Assam Set- V

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September 11, 2015

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Assam

In today’s era, It has become essential to conserve the wildlife. In the 1960s and 1970s, conservationist demanded a national wildlife protection programme. The Indian wildlife (protection) Act was implemented in 1972 with the aim to conserve and protecting habitat. Here, we have provided details about 10 wildlife sanctuaries.

National Parks of Assam:

Trick- Manas name is Kazual like dibru and Rajiv.

Name of the Park	Establishment	Area	Flora and Fauna
Manas National Park ( Manas is famous for its population of the Wild water buffalo) *(Manas)*	1990	950 km².	Flora: Assam Valley Semi-Evergreen Alluvial Grasslands which cover almost 50% of the Park. Fauna: The sanctuary has recorded 55 mammals, 380 birds, 50 of reptiles, and 3 amphibians. Out of these wildlife, 21 mammals like Indian elephants, Indian rhinoceros, gaurs, Asian water buffaloesetc…
Nameri National Park (Nameri)	1978	200 km²	Flora: semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests with cane and bamboo brakes. Fauna: tiger, leopard, sambar, dhole (the Asiatic wild dog), pygmy hog, muntjac, gaur, wild boar, sloth bear, Himalayan black bear, capped langur and Indian giant squirrel.
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (Dibru)	1999- National PArk 1986- Wildlife Sanctuary	350 km²	Fauna: White-winged wood duck, water buffalo, Black-breasted Parrotbill, the tiger and Capped Langur.
Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park (Rajiv) It is also known as the mini Kaziranga National Park (IUCN site).	1985-Wildlife Sanctuary 1999- National Park	78.81 square kilometres	Flora: The park has rich vegetation of forests, natural forest, non-aquatic grass/plants. The forest species found are Bombax ceiba, Dalbergia sissoo. Fauna: royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Asiatic elephant, pygmy hog, hog deer and wild boar, It is the only stronghold of rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river.

Wildlife Sanctuaries of Assam

Trick: Deepa gave Garam Pani to Sona whi was born in Holland east to Rajan and Poudamini.

Name of the Wildlife Sanctuaries	Establishment	Area	Flora and Fauna
Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary(Deepa) It is also called a wetland under the Ramsar Conventionwhich has listed the lake in November 2002, as a Ramsar Site	1989	–	Flora: Aquatic vegetation like water hyacinth, aquatic grasses, water lilies. Fauna: 20 amphibian, 12 lizards, 18 snakes and 6 turtle and tortoise.
Garam pani Wildlife Sanctuary *(Garam pani)* It is one of the oldest sanctuaries containing hot water spring and waterfalls and surrounded by Nambor Sanctuary having 51 rare species of orchid.	–	6.05 km²	Fauna: hoolock gibbons and golden langurs. pied hornbill, hill myna, python, cobra, monitor lizards.
Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary(Born)	1980	26.22-square-kilometre	Fauna: pygmy hog, golden langur, clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon and white-winged wood duck
Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary(Sona)	1998	175 sq. km	Fauna:Mammals: tiger, lesser cats, elephant, qaur^[, Birds: white winged wood duck, hornbill Reptiles: python, Russell’s viper, etc.
Hollongapar Wildlife Sanctuary(Holland) formerly known as the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary	1997	20.99 km²	Flora: Dipterocarpus macrocarpus. Fauna: Bengal slow loris, stump-tailed macaque etc,..