Namdapha National Park

Coordinates: 27°29′00″N 96°23′00″E / 27.48333°N 96.38333°E / 27.48333; 96.38333
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Namdapha National Park
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Coordinates27°29′00″N 96°23′00″E / 27.48333°N 96.38333°E / 27.48333; 96.38333
Area1,985.23 km2 (766.50 sq mi)
Established1974
Governing bodyGovernment of Arunachal Pradesh, Government of India
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Namdapha National Park is a 1,985 km2 (766 sq mi) large protected area in

Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests ecoregion.[3]

It is the fourth largest national park in India.[4]

History

Namdapha was originally declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1972, then a national park in 1983 and became a tiger reserve under Project Tiger scheme in the same year. Its name was a combination of two Singpho words, namely "nam" which means water, and "dapha" which means origin; the river originates at the Dapha Bum glaciers.[citation needed]

Geography and vegetation

Namdapha National Park is located in

temperate broadleaf and mixed forest. Secondary forests cover 345.47 km2 (133.39 sq mi); seasonal snow occurs at above 2,700 m (8,900 ft) between December and March.[1][5]

Flora

Flower of Sapria himalayana

Sapria himalayana and Balanophora are root parasites related to Rafflesia recorded from the area.[6] The floristic diversity of Namdapha is as follows:

Floristic Composition of Namdapha National Park[7]
Category (total no.) Dicots Monocots Lichens Bryophytes Pteridophytes Gymnosperms
Families (215) 119 (55.35) 19 (8.84) 17 (7.90) 21 (9.77) 36 (16.74) 3 (1.4)
Genera (639) 403 (63) 111 (17.37) 34 (5.32) 33 (5.16) 54 (8.45) 4 (0.63)
Species (1119) 674 (60.25) 196 (17.5) 73 (6.53) 59 (5.27) 112 (10) 5 (0.66)

Values in parentheses are percentage of total number.

Fauna

Mammals

The red giant flying squirrel is often seen in this park

The

critically endangered. It was last recorded in 1981 in a single valley within the park.[9]

Because of the elevation range from 300 to 4,500 m (980 to 14,760 ft) and vegetation zones from

alpine vegetation, the park is home to a great diversity of mammal species. Four pantherine species are found in the park: leopard (Panthera pardus), snow leopard (P. uncia), tiger (P. tigris) and clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa).[10]

The red panda is often seen in this park

Other predators present in the protected area are

Assamese macaque and rhesus macaque.[12][13]

Birds

Among the earlier papers on the

leaf warblers and migrants such as amur falcon and several thrushes can be seen here.[3] The first mid-winter waterfowl census in Namdapha was conducted in 1994 when species such as the white-bellied heron, a critically endangered bird, was recorded for the first time.[15]

Butterflies and moths

The region is very rich in

fluffy tit, East Himalayan purple emperor.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Deb, P. & Sundriyal, R. C. (2007). "Tree species gap phase performance in the buffer zone area of Namdapha National Park, Eastern Himalaya, India" (PDF). Tropical Ecology. 48 (2): 209–225.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. JSTOR 2997817.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  3. ^ a b c Datta, A., Naniwadekar, R. & Anand, M.O. 2008. Hornbills, hoolocks and hog badgers: Long‐term monitoring of threatened wildlife with local communities in Arunachal Pradesh, north‐east India. Final report to the Rufford Small Grants Program (UK). Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, India. 80 pp. PDF[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Ministry of Environment & Forests (2011). "List of national parks in India". ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas.
  5. S2CID 129655664
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  6. ^ Arunachalam, A.; Sarmah, R.; Adhikari, D.; Majumder, M. & Khan, M.L. (2004). "Anthropogenic threats and biodiversity conservation in Namdapha nature reserve in the Indian Eastern Himalayas" (PDF). Current Science. 87 (4): 447.
  7. ^ Chauhan AS, Singh KP, Singh DK. (1996) A contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh. Kolkata: Botanical Survey of India 422p
  8. ^ Saha, S. S. (1981). "A New Genus and a New Species of Flying Squirrel (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Northeastern India". Zoological Survey of India. 4 (3): 331−336.
  9. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2816A22271554.en
    . Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  10. ^ Rawal, R. S.; Dhar, U. (2001). "Protected area network in Indian Himalayan region: Need for recognizing values of low profile protected areas". Current Science. 81 (2): 175–184.
  11. ^ Choudhury, A.U (2003). The mammals of Arunachal Pradesh. New Delhi: Regency Publications.
  12. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1995). "The primates of Namdapha National Park". IPPL News. 22 (2): 23–24.
  13. S2CID 31930773.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  14. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1990). Bird observations from Namdapha National Park and adjacent areas. Arunachal Forest News 8 (1&2): 38-43. Itanagar.
  15. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1996). Winter waterfowl count in Namdapha National Park. OBC Bulletin 23:29-30.

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