Attractions Of Dibrugarh:Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary

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Short Overview:

The Dehing-Patkai, declared as Wildlife Sanctuary in 2004, includes parts of Upper Dehing West reserve forest, Dirok rainforest and part of Jeypore. The total size of this protected area is 110 square kilometer. The forest covers part of both Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts if Assam. The bidiversity in the record says about 46 species of mammals, 283 species of birds, 276 species of butterflies, 70 species of fhish, 71 species of reptiles, 70 species of dragon flies. It falls under the category of Assam valley Tropical wet Evergreen Forest. This sanctuary consists of with parts of 3 rainforest namely – Jeypore, upper Dihing and Dirok rainforestThe area also has some hystoric touch like one World War II cemeteries, the Stillwell road and the oldest refinery of Asia in Digboi.

Long Overview:

An NGO, Nature's Beacon, headed by famous naturalist from Assam, Soumyadeep Dutta, brought this unique forest of the region into global highlight in late 1990s. The seven species includes Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Leopard Cat, Golden Cat, Jungle Cat and Marbled Cat. It is the only forest in the world having seven different species of wild cat. This news proved the Dehing-Patkai Sanctuary to be the wild-cat heaven. noter very special fact about the forest is that similar to wild cats, it is also heaven to primates.

Out of fifteen species of non-human primates found in India, Seven inhabit in this rainforest's These are Rhesus macaque, Assamese macaque, Slow loris, Capped langur, Pigtailed macaque, Stumptailed macaque and Hoolock gibbon. The Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is also identified as Elephant reserve by Indian Government. 

Other rare mammal includes Chinese pangolin, Flying fox, Wild pig, Sambar, Barking deer, Gaur, Serow, Malayan giant squirrels, Porcupine etc,Dehing-Patkai is also home to some of the beautiful and rare birds. Few rare bird species found in the forest are Lesser Adjutant Stork, White Winged Wood duck, White-backed Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture, White cheeked Hill Partridge, Khaleej Pheasant, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Rufus necked Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Pied Hornbill, Beautiful Nuthatch, Black-browed Leaf Wabler, Green Imperial Pigeon, Purple wood or Pale capped Pigeon etc. 

Some of the reptile species of the sanctuary are Rock python, King cobra, Asian leaf turtle, Monitor Lizard, etc. Many exotic species of orchids are found in the region. There is an abundance of ferms, epiphytes, Wild Banana , orchids, Arums, climbers and linas in this humid forest forest habitat. Some of the importance tree species found in this forest area are Hollang, Mekai, Dhuna, Udiyam, Nahar, Samkothal, Bheer, Hollock, Nahor, Elephant apple, different species of Dimoru and many more.

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