{"id":13270,"date":"2026-09-07T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13270"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:55:45","slug":"bura-chapori-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bura-chapori-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A man was killed after being attacked by a wild buffalo while working in a jute field on a river island near the Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam\u2019s Nagaon district recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Sonitpur district of <\/span><b>Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers 44.06 sq.km., on the <\/span><b>south bank of the Brahmaputra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a part of the <\/span><b>Laokhowa-Burachapori ecosystem.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>nestled between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kaziranga-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kaziranga National Park<\/a> (NP) to the east<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><b> Orang NP to the west<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Laokhowa WLS to the south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It falls under the<\/span><b> subtropical monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> climatic regime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It comprises a <\/span><b>mosaic of wet alluvial grassland, riparian and semi-evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dotted by<\/span><b> wetland and river systems.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grassland is rich in various kinds of <\/span><b>medicinal herbs and plants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also has Hollang, Mekai, Dhuna, Udiyam, Nahar, Samkothal, Bheer, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the <\/span><b>Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tiger, leopard, wild buffalo, hog deer, wild pig, and elephants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also consists of highly <\/span><b>endangered Bengal Florican, Black-necked Stork, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mallard, Open-billed Stork, Teal, and Whistling Duck, among others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatodayne.in\/assam\/story\/assam-man-killed-in-wild-buffalo-attack-near-burachapori-sanctuary-1447247-2026-09-06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>IT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary is geographically located on the south bank of the Brahmaputra, in Assam. 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