Borail Wildlife Sanctuary

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Borail Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the southern part of Assam, India in Cachar and Dima Hasao districts and lies between 24°55΄53΄΄-25°05΄52΄΄ N latitude and 92°27΄40΄΄-93°04΄30΄΄ E longitude. The altitude ranging between 55–1000 m above mean sea level. It spreads over 326.24 km².^[1] The annual average rainfall and temperature ranges from 2500–4000 mm and 9.2 °C to 36.2 °C respectively; where as the Humidity varies from 62% to 83%.^[2]^[3]

The sanctuary consists of the North Cachar Reserve Forest and Borail Reserve Forest, which are classified as tropical moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.^[4] The forest is home to a wide diversity of wildlife. Mammals include serow, Himalayan black bear, Hoolock gibbon, Langur, macaques, Jungle cat, Clouded leopard, Barking deer and more. Birds found include White-backed vulture, Slender-billed vulture, partridge, pheasant, hornbill and more. Reptiles include rock python and King cobra.^[5]

Besides above the sanctuary also harbors a vast amount floristic diversity e.g. Ornithochilus cacharensis an epiphytic orchid species, Larsenianthus assamensis a terrestrial zingiber species, Diospyros cacharensis a small deciduous tree belonging to family Ebenaceae and Alseodaphne keenanii a large tree belonging to family Lauraceae were described for the first time for this sanctuary and all are endemic to north-east India.

The nearest town is Silchar, which is 40 km away.

References[edit]

↑ "Borail Wildlife Sanctuaries". Department of Environment & Forests - Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
↑ Barbhuiya, H.A. and S.K. Singh. 2012.
↑ Liverwort and Hornwort of Borail Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam, India. Archive for Bryology 134 1-12
↑ "Borail Wildlife Sancturary". Enajori.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
↑ "Borail Wildlife Sanctuaries". Department of Environment & Forests - Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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[1] "Borail Wildlife Sanctuaries". Department of Environment & Forests - Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[2] Barbhuiya, H.A. and S.K. Singh. 2012.

[3] Liverwort and Hornwort of Borail Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam, India. Archive for Bryology 134 1-12

[4] "Borail Wildlife Sancturary". Enajori.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[5] "Borail Wildlife Sanctuaries". Department of Environment & Forests - Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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