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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
|alt_name=Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve
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| established = 1999
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'''Dibru-Saikhowa National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Assam]], [[India]], located in [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] and [[Tinsukia district]]s. It was designated a [[Biosphere reserves of India|Biosphere Reserve]] in July 1997 with an area of {{convert|765|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, including a core area of {{convert|340|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and a buffer zone of {{convert|425|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.

It is located at about {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Tinsukia]] town at an average elevation of {{convert|118|m|ft|abbr=on}}, ranging from {{convert|110|to|126|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
The park is bounded by the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] and [[Lohit River]]s in the north and Dibru river in the south. It mainly consists of moist mixed semi-[[evergreen forest]]s, moist mixed [[deciduous forest]]s, [[canebrakes]] and grasslands. It is the largest [[salix]] [[swamp forest]] in north-eastern India, with a tropical [[monsoon]] climate with a hot and wet summer and cool and usually dry winter. Annual rainfall ranges from {{convert|2300|to|3800|mm|abbr=on}}. It is a haven for many endangered species and rich in fish diversity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Choudhury |first1=A. U. |year=1994 |title=A report on bird survey in Dibru–Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India |publisher=Oriental Bird Club, UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Choudhury |first1=A. U. |year=1998 |title=Mammals, birds and reptiles of Dibru-Saikhowa Sanctuary, Assam, India |journal=Oryx |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=192–200 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.d01-36.x |doi-access=free }}</ref> In December 2020, [[Gauhati]] highcourt stayed a permission given to [[Oil India Limited]] for [[hydrocarbon]] exploration at seven locations inside the protected area.<ref>{{cite news |author=Parashar, U. |date=2020 |title=Gauhati HC stays hydrocarbon exploration inside Dibru-Saikhowa national park |newspaper=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gauhati-hc-stays-hydrocarbon-exploration-inside-dibru-saikhowa-national-park/story-1SqerXwW5MoQsHynIsdbsJ.html}}</ref>

==Conservation==
The area was declared as Dibru Reserved Forest in 1890. In 1920, additional area was added to the Dibru Reserve Forest. In 1929, Saikhowa Reserve Forest was declared. In 1933, more area was added to the Dibru RF. In 1986, an area of 650 km2 was preliminarily declared as a wildlife sanctuary out of which finally 340 km2 was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1995. In 1997, Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve was declared with and area of 765 km2 that included the 340 km2 of sanctuary area as the core. In 1999, the 340 km2 of sanctuary area was declared as national park.<ref>Choudhury, A.U. (2009). The genesis of a national park. In ''Incredible Dibru–Saikhowa National Park''. Dwivedi, K.K. (ed.). Dibru–Saikhowa Conservation Society, Tinsukia, India. Pp. 6-11.</ref>

Originally created to help conserve the habitat of the rare [[white-winged wood duck]], the park is also home to other rare creatures such as [[water buffalo]], [[black-breasted parrotbill]], [[tiger]] and [[capped langur]]. The park also has some [[Eco hotel|eco lodges]].

===Flora===
The forest of Dibru-Saikhowa consists of semi-evergreen forests, deciduous, littoral and swamp forests and patches of wet evergreen forests. The national park is about 35.84% moist mixed forest, 9.50% degraded forest and 21.25% grassland. Major tree species of the area are tetrasperma, ''[[Dillenia indica]]'', ''[[Bischofia javanica]]'', ''[[Bombax ceiba]]'', ''[[Lagerstroemia parviflora]]'', ''[[Terminalia myriocarpa]]'', ''[[Mesua ferrea]]'', ''[[Dalbergia sissoo]]'', and ''[[Ficus]]''. ''[[Arundo donax]]'', ''[[Imperata cylindrica]]'', ''[[Phragmites]] karka'', ''[[Saccharum ravennae]]'' are principal types of grasses in the national park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewildlifeofindia.com/dibru-saikhowa-wildlife-sanctuary.html|title=Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary - Information, Safari and Tours - Wildlife of India|website=www.thewildlifeofindia.com|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> 35 species of epiphytic orchids and 8 species of terrestrial orchid are recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303116121|title=Orchid flora of Dibru –Saikhowa National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Assam, India|author=Khyanjeet Gogoi|date=January 2010|website=www.researchgate.net|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

===Fauna===
[[File:Feral_horses_in_Dibru_Saikhowa.jpg|thumb|Feral Horses]]
'''Mammals''': 36 mammal species have been recorded, of which 12 are listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Floodwaters-force-animals-to-flee-Dibru-Saikhowa-National-Park/articleshow/35010138.cms|title=Floodwaters force animals to flee Dibru-Saikhowa National Park - Times of India|author=Duttai, R.|date=2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> Species include [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[jungle cat]], [[sloth bear]], [[dhole]], [[small Indian civet]], [[Malayan giant squirrel]], [[Chinese pangolin]], [[Gangetic dolphin]], [[slow loris]], [[pig tailed macaque]], [[Assamese macaque]], [[rhesus macaque]], [[capped langur]], [[Hoolock gibbon]], [[Asian elephant]], [[wild boar]], [[Sambar deer]], [[hog deer]], [[barking deer]], [[Asiatic water buffalo]],{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} and [[feral horse]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Bhuyan, A. |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/india/warhorses-gone-wild|title=Warhorses Gone Wild |date=2011|publisher=Open Media Network Pvt. Ltd. |access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> The park is one of the few places in the world which is home to feral [[horse]]s. They are descendants of horses who bolted out of [[stable]]s set up by [[British Army]] in and around Tinsukia during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Deb, S.P. |date=2019|title=From War to Wandering: The Legends of Dibru-Saikhowa |url=https://medium.com/@patriot.siddharth/from-war-to-wandering-the-neglected-inhabitants-of-dibru-saikhowa-91f8e628aa9l}}</ref>

'''Reptiles''': two species of monitor lizard, eight [[turtle]] species and eight [[snake]] species have been recorded.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

'''Birds''' recorded include [[greater adjutant]], [[Ferruginous Pochard|ferruginous pochard]], [[Jerdon's babbler]], [[black-breasted parrotbill]], [[marsh babbler]], [[puff-throated babbler]], [[Jerdon's bushchat]], [[Graminicola bengalensis|rufous-rumped grassbird]], [[Cettia major|chestnut-crowned bush warbler]],<ref>{{cite journal |author=Allen, D. |year=2002 |title=A bird survey of the Amarpur area of the Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve, Assam, India |journal=Forktail |volume=18 |pages=87−92}}</ref> [[lesser adjutant]], [[Sarus crane]], [[Bengal florican]], [[spot-billed pelican]], [[white-necked stork]], [[black stork]], [[black-necked stork]], [[white-bellied heron]], [[glossy ibis]], [[fulvous whistling-duck]], [[bar-headed goose]], [[common shelduck]], [[white-winged duck]], [[Indian spot-billed duck]], [[Baer's pochard]], [[swamp francolin]], [[Himalayan griffon]], [[white-tailed eagle]], [[Pallas's fish-eagle]], [[grey-headed fish eagle]], [[greater spotted eagle]], [[white-backed vulture]], [[slender-billed vulture]], [[lesser kestrel]], [[brown fish owl]], [[great pied hornbill]], [[spotted redshank]], [[spotted greenshank]],<ref>{{cite journal |author=Choudhury, A. |year=2006 |title=Birds of Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Assam, India |journal=Indian Birds |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=95−105}}</ref> [[Indian cormorant]], [[grey heron]], [[purple heron]], [[black-crowned night heron]], [[yellow bittern]], [[Asian openbill]], [[greylag goose]], [[northern pintail]], [[osprey]], [[crested serpent-eagle]], [[white-winged wood duck]], [[pale-capped pigeon]].<ref>https://www.kaziranga-national-park.com/dibru-saikhowa-national-park.shtml</ref>{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[List of protected areas of India]]
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130225044632/http://www.dibrusaikhowanationalpark.in/ Dibru-Saikhowa National Park] - Dibru-Saikhowa Conservation Society
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180807160906/http://dibrusaikhowa.com/ Dibru-Saikhowa National Park] - portal

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