Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News
Recently, camera-trap evidence confirmed the return of the Dhole in the Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary.
About Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: It is located in Udalguri district & Baksa District of Assam.
- The sanctuary is sited on the eastern Himalayan foothills and shares the Indo-Bhutan international transboundary landscape.
- This sanctuary is named after the river Bornadi which flows on its western border.
- The Nalapara River which originates from Bhutan flows from north to south along its eastern edge.
- It was established in 1980 to protect the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) and pigmy hog (Porcula salvania).
- Climate: It has a typical subtropical monsoon climate.
- Vegetation: It consists of tropical semi-evergreen, moist and dry deciduous.
- Flora: Euphorbiaceous Scrub, Alstonia scholaris, Garuga pinnata, Aphanamixispolystachya, Toona ciliata, Mesua ferrea, Terminalia chebula, Bischofia javanica, Bridelia retusa, Mellotus Repandus etc.
- Fauna: Pigmy Hog and Hispid hare, Asiatic Elephant, Royal Bengal Tiger, India Bison, Hog Deer, Wild Boar, etc.
Source: NW
Last updated on July, 2026
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