Biodiversity of Assam
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The biodiversity of Assam (
North-East India, makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species. The greatest success in recent years has been the conservation of the Indian rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park, but a rapid increase in human population in Assam
threatens many plants and animals and their natural habitats.
The rhinoceros, tiger, deer or
The major birds in Assam include the
white-winged wood duck or deuhnah (Asarcornis scultulata), Pallas's fish eagle
or kuruwa (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), great pied hornbill or rajdhonesh (Buceros bicornis homrai), Himalayan golden-backed three-toed wood-pecker or barhoituka (Dinopium shorii shorii), and migratory pelican.
Assam is also known for
orchids
and for valuable plant species and forest products.
Protected areas in Assam
There are several protections in Assam, including several national parks, in particular in the Brahmaputra Valley.
- National parks
- Manas National Park (560 km2)
- Kaziranga National Park (320 km2)
- Orang National Park (110 km2)
- Nameri National Park (90 km2)
- Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (490 km2)
- Wildlife sanctuaries[2]
- Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
- Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
- Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
- Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hollongapar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary
- East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
- Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary
- Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary
- Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Borail Wildlife Sanctuary
- Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary
- Bordoibam Bilmukh Bird Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed)
- North K. Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed)
See also
Notes
- ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2010)The vanishing herds : the wild water buffalo. Gibbon Books, Rhino Foundation, CEPF & COA, Taiwan, Guwahati, India.
- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Environment & Forest, Govt. of Assam. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
References
- Biodiversity of Assam: Status Strategy & Action Plan for Conservation, eds A K Bhagabati, M C Kalita, S Baruah, Eastern Book House, New Delhi (2006)
External links
- "Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
