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{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Assam, India}} | |||
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The forest area was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 27 July 2000 by the Assam State Government.<ref>[http://karbianglong.nic.in/main-web/forest.htm Information on Forest Management of Karbi Anglong District]</ref> | {{Infobox protected area | ||
| name = East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary | |||
| iucn_category = IV | |||
| map = India Assam#India | |||
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| location = Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India | |||
| nearest_city = [[Diphu]] | |||
| area = 221.81 km² | |||
| established = 27 July 2000 | |||
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The '''East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary''' is located in the [[Assam]] state of India.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Asad Rafi Rahmani |author2=M. Zafar-Ul Islam |author3=Indian Bird Conservation Network |title=Important bird areas in India: priority sites for conservation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G98PAQAAMAAJ |date=10 December 2004 |publisher=IBCN, Bombay Natural History Society |isbn=978-0-19-567333-3 |page=268 }}</ref> It is situated 35 km from the city of [[Diphu]], [[Karbi Anglong district]]. It covers an area of 221.81 km<sup>2</sup>,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assamagribusiness.nic.in/Stastical%20Handbook/Forest.pdf |title=Assam Agri Business: Statistical Handbook |access-date=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023303/http://assamagribusiness.nic.in/Stastical%20Handbook/Forest.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and its elevation varies between 80 and 500 meter above sea level. | |||
The forest area was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 27 July 2000 by the [[Government of Assam|Assam State Government]].<ref>[http://karbianglong.nic.in/main-web/forest.htm Information on Forest Management of Karbi Anglong District]</ref> | |||
== Atmosphere == | == Atmosphere == | ||
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== Flora and fauna== | == Flora and fauna== | ||
East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary is a home to a great variety of wildlife, mammals and reptiles like tiger, elephant, bear, [[hoolock gibbon]], leopard, clouded leopard, [[Indian pangolin]], [[small Indian civet]], [[pig-tailed macaque]], leopard cat, [[sambar deer|sambar]], [[barking deer]], porcupine, mongoose, king cobra, monitor lizard, python and others. And around 250 bird species have been recorded till date some like, [[great hornbill]], common green pigeon, [[lesser racket-tailed drongo]], black hooded oriole etc. | East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary is a home to a great variety of wildlife, [[Mammal|mammals]] and [[Reptile|reptiles]] like [[tiger]], [[elephant]], [[bear]], [[hoolock gibbon]], [[leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[small Indian civet]], [[pig-tailed macaque]], [[leopard cat]], [[sambar deer|sambar]], [[barking deer]], [[porcupine]], [[mongoose]], [[king cobra]], [[monitor lizard]], [[Pythonidae|python]] and others. And around 250 bird species have been recorded till date some like, [[great hornbill]], [[Green pigeon|common green pigeon]], [[lesser racket-tailed drongo]], [[Black-hooded oriole|black hooded oriole]] etc. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Protected areas of Assam}} | {{Protected areas of Assam}} | ||
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam]] | [[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam]] | ||
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India |
| Nearest city | Diphu |
| Area | 221.81 km² |
| Established | 27 July 2000 |
The East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Assam state of India.[1] It is situated 35 km from the city of Diphu, Karbi Anglong district. It covers an area of 221.81 km2,[2] and its elevation varies between 80 and 500 meter above sea level.
The forest area was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 27 July 2000 by the Assam State Government.[3]
Atmosphere[edit | edit source]
The annual rainfall is around 1800 millimeter and average temperature is around 34 °C and minimum of 6 °C.
Flora and fauna[edit | edit source]
East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary is a home to a great variety of wildlife, mammals and reptiles like tiger, elephant, bear, hoolock gibbon, leopard, clouded leopard, Indian pangolin, small Indian civet, pig-tailed macaque, leopard cat, sambar, barking deer, porcupine, mongoose, king cobra, monitor lizard, python and others. And around 250 bird species have been recorded till date some like, great hornbill, common green pigeon, lesser racket-tailed drongo, black hooded oriole etc.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Asad Rafi Rahmani; M. Zafar-Ul Islam; Indian Bird Conservation Network (10 December 2004). Important bird areas in India: priority sites for conservation. IBCN, Bombay Natural History Society. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-19-567333-3.
- ↑ "Assam Agri Business: Statistical Handbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Information on Forest Management of Karbi Anglong District