Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary Explained
| Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Location: | Assam, India |
| Nearest City: | Golaghat |
| Area: | 97.15 sq. km. |
| Established: | 2003 |
| Governing Body: | Department of Environment & Forests, Assam |
Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary (Assamese: নামবৰ দৈগ্ৰুং অভয়াৰণ্য) 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuaries . Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Assam . 2013-04-05 . 2013-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516062806/http://assamforest.in/NP_Sanctuaries/wls_nDoigrung.php . 16 May 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary . assamspider.com . 2000-07-27 . 2013-06-17.
- Book: Asad Rafi Rahmani. M. Zafar-Ul Islam. Indian Bird Conservation Network. Important bird areas in India: priority sites for conservation. 18 June 2013. 10 December 2004. IBCN, Bombay Natural History Society. 978-0-19-567333-3.
- Web site: Welcome to Assam Tourism Official website of Deptt. of Tourism, Assam, India . Assamtourism.org . 2013-06-17.
