Raimona National Park

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A firing incident was recently reported from the Athiabari Range of Raimona National Park in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, with a man suspected of involvement in illegal deforestation allegedly being shot by forest personnel.

About Raimona National Park

• It is located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam within the Bodoland Territorial Region.
• It lies along the India-Bhutan border at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.  
• It shares contiguous forest patches of Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park in Bhutan, creating a transboundary conservation landscape of more than 2,400 sq km. 
• Rivers:
  • The Sankosh River flows along the western boundary.
  • The Saralbhanga River lies on the eastern side.
  • Pekua River forms the southern boundary.
• Flora:
  • Mostly, this park flourishes with myriads of orchid species, other tropical rainforest species, and riverine grasslands. 
  • Other intriguing fauna includes varieties of bamboo and numerous wetland ecosystems.  
• Fauna: 
  • It boasts of an endangered primate species called the Golden Langur, which has been named the mascot of the Bodoland region.  
  • The park is also inhabited by various other species such as elephant, Bengal tiger, wild bison, white-spotted deer, clouded leopard, and wild buffalo. 
  • It has recorded four to five species of hornbills, 170 species of birds, and more than 150 species of butterflies.

News: IT

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