Pakke Tiger Reserve

About Pakke Tiger Reserve:

• It is located in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is situated north of the river Brahmaputra in the transition zone between the Assam plains and the hilly forests of Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is surrounded by the Tenga Reserve Forest to the north, Doimara Reserve Forest on the west, Nameri National Park and Tiger Reserve (Assam) on the south and some agricultural land as well as Papum Reserve Forest on the east.
• It is bounded by the Bhareli or Kameng River in the west and north, and by the Pakke River in the east. 
• Total Area: 862 sq.km.
• The reserves elevations range from 100 to 2,000 m (330 to 6,560 ft).
• The landscape has high species diversity and endemicity as it forms the transition zone between the Indian and Malayan eco-regions.
• Vegetation: The habitat types in the park include lowland semi-evergreen, evergreen forest, and Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests.
• The Nyishi tribe inhibits the area and plays a great role in its conservation.
• Flora:
  • Polyalthia simiarum, Pterospermum acerifolium, Sterculia alata, Stereospermum chelonioides, Ailanthus grandis, and Duabanga grandiflor.
  • About eight species of bamboo occur in the area.

Fauna: Tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, jungle cat, wild dog jackal, Himalayan black bear, binturong, elephant, gaur, sambar, hog deer, barking deer, wild boar, yellow throated Martin, Malayan giant squirrel, flying squirrel, etc.

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.

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