Namdapha Tiger Reserve , Vegetation, Flora, Fauna

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Namdapha Tiger Reserve Latest News

Recently, an elephant has been camera-trapped in Namdapha Tiger Reserve after 12 years, fuelling conservation hopes.

Location: It is located in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, surrounded by Myanmar in the South East.
It has a common boundary with Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary.
It is nestled between the Dapha Bum ridge of Mishmi Hills, of North Eastern Himalayas and the Patkai Ranges.
Namdapha Tiger Reserve Vegetation: It consists of Northern Tropical Evergreen Forest, North Indian Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, East Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests, Moist Alpine Scrub Forests.
River: Namdapha river flows right across in a North-South direction of this reserve and hence the name Namdapha has been given.
It is located at the junction of the Indian Sub-continent and Indo-China Biogeographic Regions.
Namdapha Tiger Reserve Fauna: Elephants, Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan Sun Bear, Hoolock Gibbon (only Ape in India), Slow Loris etc.
Namdapha Tiger Reserve Flora:
- It consists of species like Pinus Merkusi and Abies Delavavi being exclusive to the park.
- It is home to Blue Vanda which is a rare and endangered orchard.
- It also consists of medicinal plants like Mishimi Teeta (Copti teeta), which is used by the local tribes to treat different types of diseases.