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Bherjan, Borajan and Padumoni. It is a very important
forest in terms of conservation and includes habitat for
hoolock gibbon, capped langur, pig-tailed macaque,
slow loris, rhesus macaque, leopard, etc.
Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary
Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area
located in Karbi Anglong district of Assam in India. This
wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 37 km2. The
area was declared as a sanctuary on 27 July 2000. It is
located 25 km from Golaghat district and 65 km from the
Kaziranga National Park.
Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary
Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary is a 33.93-square-
kilometre (13.10 sq mi) wildlife sanctuary located in
Sivasagar district, Assam. It is 22 km (14 mi) away from
Sivasagar town. This protected area was established as a
Bird Sanctuary in August 1999 by the Government of
Assam.
The climate of the area is moist tropical and annual
temperature ranges between 8-35 Celsius annually.
Annual rainfall is approximately 3200 mm with a
relative humidity of 65-85 %.
Bhelu, Gomari, Ajar, Nahor, Udiyam, Poma, Bon Som
etc. It harbors 51 rare species of orchid. The mammals
of the area are elephant, hoolock gibbon, stumped
tailed macaque, pigtailed macaque, slow loris, Assamese
macaque, rhesus macaque, tiger, leopard, fishing cat,
barking deer, sambar, wild pigs, gaur, etc.
Great pied hornbill, hill myna, imperial pigeon, green
pigeon, jungle fowl, pheasant, quail, whistling teal,
cotton teal, plover, hawk, magpies, parrot, hornbill,
racket tailed drone, rock dove, king crow, etc.
Reptiles - python, cobra and monitor lizards.
The sanctuary is bordered by the Brahmaputra and the North Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuaries
Dishang rivers in the north west and south respectively. The Sanctuary though located in Karbi Anglong
Autonomous District Council, is extremely important
As many as 267 species of birds including 70 for the survival of Kaziranga N.P., as it is strategically
species of migratory birds have been identified and located to the south of Kaziranga National Park and
recorded at Pani Dihing. The common birds seen here are provides shelter to most of the animals of the park while
bar-headed goose, greylag goose, spot-billed duck, migrating during annual floods.
mallards, gadwall, wigeon, garganey, shoveller, red
crested pochard, common pochard, ferruginous duck, Mammals : Tiger, Lesser cats, Elephant, Gaur, Sambar,
adjutant stork, kingfisher, lesser adjutant stork, open Bears, Barking deer, Rhesus macaque, Hoolock gibbon,
bill stork, white necked stork. The rare griffon and Capped langur, Slow loris etc.
white-rumped vultures have also been spotted at the
sanctuary.
How to reach : From Jorhat Airport it is about 88 kms.
away and from Guwahati LGBI Airport it is about 217
Although an important birding area supporting a very kms. The Sanctuary is also 205 kms. away from Diphu.
large population of birds, Pani Dihing has suffered on
account of poaching, grazing of cattle and fishing within
East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
the sanctuary premises.
East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
the Assam state of India. It is situated 35 km from the
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni
city of Diphu, Karbi Anglong district. It covers an area
Wildlife Sanctuary
of 221.81 km², and its elevation varies between 80 to
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary is a 500 meter above sea level. The forest area was declared
protected area located in Tinsukia district of Assam in a wildlife sanctuary on 27 July 2000 by the Assam State
India covering 7.22 km2. This wildlife sanctuary is spread Government.
across three blocks located in Tinsukia district of Upper
Assam which consist of three separate forests, namely
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