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Wildlife Highlights
Although
this is known as a tiger reserve, you can see a variety of other animals and
birds. The most renowned specimen of this park is the critically endangered
White Winged Wood Duck. Among mammals are tiger, leopard, black panther,
clouded leopard, sloth bear, Himalayan black bear, elephant, Indian bison, wild
dog, capped langur, slow loris, Assamese macaque, rhesus macaque, Malayan giant
squirrel, flying squirrel, among others.
Apart from the white winged wood duck, bird
lovers can see the great pied hornbill, wreathed hornbill, rufous necked
hornbill, black stork, large whistling teal, king vulture, khaleej pheasant,
hill myna , pin tailed green pigeon, Himalayan pied kingfisher, three toed
kingfisher, and fairy blue bird. You can also see several reptiles and snakes
in the forest, including king cobra, pit viper, Russel’s viper, banded krait,
python, Assam roof turtle, Malayan box turtle, Asian leaf turtle, and Indian
soft shelled turtle.
Other Activities
Fishing in the Jia-Bhoroli River
is a popular a sport here and in the month of November an Anglers’ meet is
organised in collaboration with the State Forest Department. River rafting on
the fast-flowing waters of the river is another adventure sport you can indulge
in
The Nameri National Park
is one of the most famous tiger reserves of Assam,
on the north bank of the Brahmaputra. It is in
the district of Sonitpur, and is contiguous with Pakhui Sanctuary of Arunachal
Pradesh on its north-eastern border. The entire park is watered by the Jia-Bhoroli River and its tributaries Diji, Dinai,
Doigurung, Nameri, Dikorai, and Khari. During the rains the park is completely
flooded and inaccessible, but this has helped the wildlife to flourish in
complete isolation. The tiger is the star species of this park and its numbers
are high since it has adequate prey in the form of sambar, barking deer, hog
deer, wild boar and gaur. You can also see large herds of elephants in this
forest. The vegetation found here is tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen, and
moist deciduous forests with cane and bamboo clusters, and stretches of
grassland along the river banks. Tree Ferns and Liana creepers are a unique
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