Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve (NNP&TR)

About Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve (NNP&TR):

• It is located in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, surrounded by Myanmar on the Southeast.
• It is located at the junction of the Indian Sub-Continent Biogeographic Regionand the Indo-China Biogeographic Region. As a result of this, extensive diversity of flora and fauna is observed in this belt.
• This protected area is wedged between the Dapha Bum ridge of Mishmi Hills, of North Eastern Himalayas and the Patkai Ranges.
• It has a common boundary with Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary (Lohit District) and Nampong Forest Division on the south-western side (Changlang District) of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The park spans a wide altitudinal range from 200 m to 4,571 m at Dapha Bum, the highest point in the park.
• Namdapha is the name of a river which originates from Dapha Bum and meets theNoa-Dehing river (a tributary of the Brahmaputra River).
  • This river flows right across in a North-South direction of the NNP&TR and hence the name Namdapha has been given.
• Vegetation: The Biomes recognized are evergreen Forests, Moist deciduous forests, sub-tropical forests, Temperate Forests and Alpine. 
• Flora:
  • As many as 150 timber species are found here, with species like Pinus Merkusi and Abies Delavavi being exclusive to the park.
  • Blue Vanda, a rare and endangered orchard, is also found here.
  • Then there are medicinal plants like Mishimi Teeta (Copti teeta), which is used by the local tribes to treat different types of diseases.
• Fauna:
  • It is only park in the World to have the four Feline speciesof big cat namely the Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Clouded Leopard, and numbers of Lesser cats.
  • It is also home to the distinctive Hoolock Gibbons, highly endangered and only ‘ape’ species found in India.
  • Other animals found here include elephants, black bear, Indian Bison, pig-tailed macaque, several species of deers, reptiles and a variety of arboreal animals.

Q1: What is a Tiger Reserve?

Tiger Reserve is a legally declared protected area dedicated to the conservation of striped big cats. A tiger reserve, on the other hand, could be a national park or wildlife sanctuary. The Sariska Tiger Reserve, for example, is also a national park.

Source: Arunachal Tiger Reserve employees reinstated