Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary

About Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary:

• It is located in the state of Assam.
• It comprises three Reserve forests-Khanapara, Amchang, and South Amchang.
• It stretches from the Brahmaputra River in the north to the hilly forests of Meghalaya in the south, forming a continuous forest belt through Meghalaya's Maradakdola Reserve Forests.
• Flora: Khasi Hill Sal Forests, East Himalayan Mixed Deciduous Forest, Eastern Alluvial Secondary Semi-evergreen Forests and East Himalayan Sal Forests.
• Fauna: Flying fox, Slow loris, Assamese macaque, Rhesus macaque, Hoolock gibbon, Porcupine. White-backed Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture.
• Tree yellow butterflies (gancana harina) are found at the Amchang wildlife sanctuary which is indigenous to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and northeast India.

Q1: What is the Sal Tree?

The Sal tree (Shorea robusta) is a large deciduous tree species that is native to the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the forests of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. It holds significant ecological, cultural, and economic value.

News: Forest dept under scrutiny after elephant carcass found in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary