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{{Short description|Protected area in Arunachal Pradesh, India}}
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'''D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[protected area]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India, with an area of {{convert|190|sqkm|abbr=on}}. It was established in 1978.<ref name=wdpa/>
'''D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[protected area]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India, with an area of {{cvt|190|km2}}. It was established in 1978.<ref name=wdpa/>
 
About 80% of the area is [[grassland]], and the remaining is [[riverine forest]] mixed with bamboo and secondary forests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BirdLife Data Zone |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dering-memorial-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india|access-date=2021-05-25 |work=Birdlife International}}</ref>
Most of this sanctuary, about 80% is covered with grass, the rest are riverine forests mixed with bamboo and secondary forests.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dering-memorial-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india|access-date=2021-05-25|website=datazone.birdlife.org}}</ref>
The fauna in the sanctuary includes [[tiger]] and [[leopard]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary |work=District East Siang, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, India |url=https://eastsiang.nic.in/tourist-place/daying-ering-memorial-wildlife-sanctuary/ |access-date=2021-05-25}}</ref> The [[Indian hare]] is particularly common.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=A. |chapter=Mammals of Arunachal Pradesh, India |date=2018 |title=Indian Hotspots: Vertebrate Faunal Diversity, Conservation and Management |volume=2 |pages=165–176 |editor-last=Sivaperuman |editor-first=C. |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer |doi=10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_9 |isbn=978-981-10-6983-3 |editor2-last=Venkataraman |editor2-first=K.}}</ref>
 
The sanctuary is 13km away from Pasighat, home to a variety of plants, trees and animals. Here you will meet two big cats, a tiger and a leopard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary {{!}} District East Siang, Government of Arunachal Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://eastsiang.nic.in/tourist-place/daying-ering-memorial-wildlife-sanctuary/|access-date=2021-05-25|language=en-US}}</ref>


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D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
LocationArunachal Pradesh,  India
Coordinates27°56′16″N 95°26′45″E / 27.93778°N 95.44583°E / 27.93778; 95.44583
Area190 km2 (73 sq mi)[1]
Established1978

D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Arunachal Pradesh, India, with an area of 190 km2 (73 sq mi). It was established in 1978.[1] About 80% of the area is grassland, and the remaining is riverine forest mixed with bamboo and secondary forests.[2] The fauna in the sanctuary includes tiger and leopard.[3] The Indian hare is particularly common.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Database on Protected Areas (2020). "D' Ering Memorial Sanctuary". Protected Planet United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
  2. "BirdLife Data Zone". Birdlife International. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. "Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary". District East Siang, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. Kumar, A. (2018). "Mammals of Arunachal Pradesh, India". In Sivaperuman, C.; Venkataraman, K. (eds.). Indian Hotspots: Vertebrate Faunal Diversity, Conservation and Management. Vol. 2. Singapore: Springer. pp. 165–176. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_9. ISBN 978-981-10-6983-3.

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