Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
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| map = India Assam
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| map_caption = Location of Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary in [[Assam]]
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| location = [[Udalguri District]] & [[Baksa District]] [[Assam]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Tangla]]
| coordinates = {{coords|26|48|21|N|91|44|25|E|region:IN|notes=<ref name="wikimapia1">{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/17700627/Bornadi-Wildlife-Sanctuary |title=Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary |publisher=Wikimapia.org |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref>|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{Convert|26.22|km2|abbr=on}}
| established = 1980
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'''''Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary''''' ({{lang-as|বৰনদী অভয়াৰণ্য}}) is a {{Convert|26.22|km2|adj=on}} [[wildlife sanctuary]] situated on the foothills of Himalayas bordering [[Bhutan]] in the north and in [[Udalguri district]] & [[Baksa District]] of [[Assam|''Assam, India'']]. This sanctuary was named after the river Bornadi which flows on its western border. It is {{Convert| 30|km|abbr=on}} from [[Tangla]] town<ref>{{cite web |url=http://assamforest.in/NP_Sanctuaries/wls_Bornadi.php |title=Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam) |publisher=Assamforest.in |accessdate=2013-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517203944/http://assamforest.in/NP_Sanctuaries/wls_Bornadi.php |archive-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="wikimapia1"/> and {{Convert| 130|km|abbr=on}} from [[Guwahati]]. The sanctuary was established in 1980 to protect the [[hispid hare]] (''Caprolagus hispidus'') and [[pigmy hog]] (''Porcula salvania''). Pretty approachable at about 11 km out of library point, the sanctuary is home to many birds such as The [[White-capped redstart|White Capped Water Redstart]] and the [[Blue Magpie|Red Billed Blue Magpie]]. Sometimes we can also find some animals including panther, [[deer]], [[Himalayan goat]] and [[leopard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jaypeehotels.com/blogs/2018/05/30/explore-places-near-mussoorie-staying-luxury/ |title=Places Near Mussoorie |publisher=jaypeehotels.com |accessdate=2018-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182908/https://www.jaypeehotels.com/blogs/2018/05/30/explore-places-near-mussoorie-staying-luxury/ |archive-date=21 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate of the area is warm<ref name="Negi2002">{{cite book|author=Sharad Singh Negi|title=Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYFmoOWfmX8C&pg=PA89|year=2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-128-3|page=89}}</ref>

==Biodiversity==
''There are mammals such as the [[pygmy hog]], [[golden langur]], [[clouded leopard]], [[hoolock gibbon]] and [[white-winged wood duck]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/wildlife/wildlife-assam.htm |title=Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam, National parks of Assam |publisher=Mapsofindia.com |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> and some migratory and local birds like [[peafowl]], [[hornbill]], [[swamp partridge]], [[Bengal florican]], [[kingfisher]], [[woodpecker]].''{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of Assam]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite book|author1=Joseph A. Chapman|author2=John E. C. Flux|title=Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q994k86i0zYC&pg=PA129|year=1990|publisher=IUCN|isbn=978-2-8317-0019-9|page=129}}

{{Protected areas of Assam}}

[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam]]
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Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| area = 7.22 sq. km
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'''Bherjan Bokajan Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary''' ({{lang-as|ভেৰজান, বোকাজান, পদুমনি অভয়াৰণ্য}}) is a [[protected area]] located in [[Tinsukia district]] of Assam located in [[India]] covering 7.22 km<sup>2</sup>. This wildlife sanctuary is spread across three blocks located in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam which consist of three separate forests, namely Bherjan, Borajan and Padumoni. It is a very important forest in terms of conservation and includes habitat for animals such as [[hoolock gibbon]], [[capped langur]], [[pig-tailed macaque]], [[slow loris]], [[rhesus macaque]], [[leopard]], etc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://enajori.com/wildlife/sanctuaries/bherjan-borajan-padumoni-wildlife-sanctuary/ |title=Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary |publisher=enajori.com |accessdate=2013-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703062528/http://enajori.com/wildlife/sanctuaries/bherjan-borajan-padumoni-wildlife-sanctuary/ |archivedate=2013-07-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nativeplanet.com/national-parks-in-assam/attractions/bherjan-borajan-padumoni-wildlife-sanctuary/ |title=Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary - National Parks in Assam | Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary Photos, Sightseeing |publisher=Native Planet |date= |accessdate=2013-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtourism.org/wildlife.php |title=Welcome to Assam Tourism Official website of Deptt. of Tourism, Assam, India |publisher=Assamtourism.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-23}}</ref>

84 species of birds were recorded here.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bherjan - Borajan - Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary {{!}} Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary {{!}} Bherjan - Borajan - Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary Assam {{!}} Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam {{!}} Borajan Wildlife Sanctuary Tinsukia|url=http://www.assaminfo.com/tourist-places/43/bherjan-borajan-padumoni-wildlife-sanctuary.htm|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.assaminfo.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of Assam]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150906083744/http://wildmahseer.com/index.php/wildlife-sanctuaries/bherjan-borajan-padumoni-wildlife-sanctuaries.html Bherjan - Borajan - Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuaries] at wildmahseer.com.

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