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The '''Mehao wildlife sanctuary''' was declared with an aim to conserve the biodiversity around the Mehao Lake.<ref name="Incredible India">{{cite web |last1=Ministry of Tourism, Government of India |title=Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary |url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredibleindia/en/destinations/roing/mehao-wildlife-sanctuary.html |website=www.www.incredibleindia.org |publisher=Ministry of Tourism, Government of India |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> The sanctuary is gifted with virgin natural lush green forest and lakes. The sancturary harbours some rare varieties of orchids. The altitude of the sanctuary varies from 900 to 3500 meters. The sanctuary covers {{cvt|281.5|km2}}. Its average winter temperature is {{cvt|12|°C|°F}} and its average summer temperature is {{cvt|36|°C|°F}}.

==Flora==
The forest can be classified into four major types; tropical evergreen, sub-tropical and temperate forest, temperate broad leaved forest and temperate coniferous forest. Plant species found in the sanctuary include ''[[Coptis teeta]]'' ''[[Taxus baccata]]'', ''[[Terminalia myriocarpa]]'', ''[[Terminalia bellirica]]'', ''[[Terminalia chebula]]'', ''[[Altingia excelsa]]'', ''[[Jalauma phellocarpa]]'', ''[[Abizzia lucida]]'', ''[[Abizzia procera]]'', ''[[Abizzia arunachalensis]]'', ''[[Abizzia sherriffi]]'', ''[[Acacia caesia]]'', ''[[Canarium strictum]]'', ''[[Lagerstroemia speciosa]]'', ''[[Duabanga grandiflora]]'', ''[[Michelia champaca]]'', ''[[Messua ferra]]'', ''[[Dillenia indica]]'', ''[[Castanopsis indica]]'', ''[[Bischofia javanica]]'', ''[[Magnolia species]]'', ''[[Ailanthus grandis]]'', ''[[Kydia calycina]]'', ''[[Bombax ceiba]]'', ''[[Schima wallichii]]'', ''[[Ficus altissima]]'', ''[[Ainus nepalensis]]'', ''[[Populus amblei]]'', ''[[Castanopsis indica]]'', ''[[Castanopsis spicata]]'', ''[[Quercus griffithi]]'', ''[[Quercus amellosa]]'', and ''[[Betula alnoides]]''.<ref name="Roing">{{cite web |last1=District Administration |title=Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary |url=https://roing.nic.in/mehao-wildlife-sanctuary |website=www.roing.nic.in |publisher=Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>

==Fauna==
The Mehao Sanctuary is rich in biodiversity. The animals found in the sanctuary include [[tiger]], leopard, [[clouded leopard]], [[Asian elephant]], gaur, sloth bear, barking deer, [[marbled cat]], capped langur, [[slender loris]], white browed gibbon, [[musk deer]], [[Mishmi takin]], [[red panda]], and serow. The [[king cobra]], python and great whip snake are the rare species of reptile found here. Butterflies include common peacock and Paris peacock.

==Location==
The sanctuary is 17 km from Roing town which is also the district headquarters. The best time to visit the sanctuary is from October to March.<ref name="Arunachal">{{cite web |last1=Tour my India |title=Mehao wildlife sanctuary |url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/arunachalpradesh/mehao-wildlife-sanctuary.html |website=www.tourmyindia.com |publisher=Tour my India |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
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File:Map of Mehao Sanctuary R3.jpg|Map of Mehao WL Sanctuary
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==References==
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{{Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{North East India}}

[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tiger reserves of India]]
[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]

Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary - Revision history

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