Wednesday, March 23, 2011

National parks in North East India

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is the fourth National Park of Assam which lies partly in Dibrugarh district and partly in Tinsukia district. This national park is about 13 kms from Tinsukia Town, which is 483 kms from Guwahati.

This national park covers an area of about 340 square kms. Of the seven parts of the park one part is wet land and the rest is mainly grassland and dense forest. The main attractions of this park are its semi-wild horse and White winged Wood Duck.

Besides this, other animals like Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Elephant, Sambar, Slow Loris, and Indian wild water Buffalo, Capped Langur, Gangetic River Dolphin, and Indian Wild Dog can be seen in this park. More than 250 varieties of local and migratory birds are also found in this park. The best season to visit this park is from November to March.

Nameri National Park

Nameri National Park is situated at the foot hills of eastern Himalayas, about 35 km. from Tezpur. Nameri National Park covers an area of about 200 square km. Hills, deciduous forests and the river Jia Bhoroli have all added a unique charm to it. It is situated in the eastern border of Assam in the valley and mountainous Arunachal Pradesh. Jia Bhoroli river of Assam is famous for the Mahseer angling, since the time of British. This perennial river enters Assam in the plains, near Bhalukpung after swirling through the rugged mountains of Arunachal.

Its is home of the Golden Mahseer - The Tiger of Indian rivers and a catch for any angler. Many wildlife animals are found here like the Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, Indian Bison, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Gaur, Himalayan Black Bear, Pangolin, Indian Wild Dog, Civet Cat, Capped Langur etc.

The other reason Nameri is famous for is the herds of elephants. The park have a high density of elephant population and due to lessening of forest cover, they sometimes invade human inhabited villages, which have attracted the attention of wildlife conservationists worldwide. Nameri is a heaven for bird watchers who include the most endangered White Winged Wood duck, four species of Hornbill and small and beautiful Scarlet Minivet. Various species of reptiles, butterflies and moths are also found in this National Park. Atlas Moth with a wing span of more than 10 inches has also been spotted here. The best season to visit this park is from October to April.

Orang National Park

Orang National Park is also known as a mini Kaziranga National Park and covers an area of 78.81 square kms. The Orang National Park is situated on the north banks of river Brahmaputra in the Darrang District of Assam, about 150 kms from Guwahati and 31 kms from Tezpur. Sixty percent of the park is covered by grassland.

The animals that can be seen in the Orang National Park are the One-horned Rhinoceros, Pangolin, Hog Deer, Civet cat, Otters, Wild Boar, Leopard, Elephant, Sambar, Barking Deer and Tiger. Besides the animals, varieties of water birds, Green Pigeon, Florican, Teal, Goose, Pelican, Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Large Whistling Tea Great Adjutant Stork, Kingfisher, Vulture etc. can also be seen in this park.

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