| Location: |
150-km From Miao, Arunachal
Pradesh |
| Area covered: |
1,985-sq-kms |
| Main Wildlife Found: |
Tiger, Elephant, Black Bear,
Indian Bison |
| Best time to visit: |
October to March |
|
Namdapha National Park
Namdapha
Tiger reserve in Changlang district of Arunachal
Pradesh is largest National Park of the northeast
region & one of the largest Wildlife Protected
Areas In India.. Perhaps no other national
park in the world has a wider altitudinal
variation than the Namdapha national park
that rises from 200m to 4,500m in the snow-capped
mountain. This variation has given rise to
the growth of diverse habitats of flora and
fauna.
Flora In Namdapha National Park
The beautiful forests possess great biodiversity
of Flora and Fauna. There are more than 150
timber species. The Pinus Merkusi and Abies
Delavavi are not found elsewhere in India.
One of the rarest and endangered orchids,
the Blue Vanda found here. The most famous
local madicinal plant Mishimi Teeta, which
is used by the local tribal for all kinds
of diseases is available here but its export
has been banned.
Fauna In Namdapha National Park
The
diverse vegetations and habitats of Namdapha
grooms diverse species of animals and birds.
It is only park in the World to have the four
Feline species of big cat namely the Tiger,
Leopard Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia) and
Clouded Leopard and numbers of Lesser cats.
A number of primate species are seen in the
park, such as Assamese Macaque, pig-tailed
Macaque, stump-tailed Macaque and number of
the distictive Hoolock Gibbons, highly endangered
and only 'Ape' species found in India dwells
in this impenetrable virgin forest. Of the
many other important animals are the Elephants,
Black Bear, Indian Bison, several species
of Deers, reptiles and a variety of arboreal
animals.
Avi Fauna In Namdapha National Park
Among
the bird species, most notable are the White
winged Wood Ducks, a rare and endangered species,
the great Indian Hornbills, Jungle Fowls and
Pheasants flop their noisy way through the
jungle, and which harbours other colourful
bird and animal species. The park possesses
great bio diversity of flora and fauna. The
lush green under growths are thick and intertwined
like cobwebs of canes, bamboos, wild bananas
and variety of vegetations The grandeur of
the wet tropical rain forest is breeding ground
for varieties of animals and birds.
How To Get There
Air: The nearest point of entry via air is
the airport at Dibrugarh, Assam.
Rail: The rail station is situated at Tinsukia
in Assam.
Road: From Tinusukia or Dibugarh, the journey
to Miao, headquarters of the National Park
and the Tiger Reserve, has to be done by road,
over a distance of 150-km. Then, a forest
road stretching over around 28-km gives access
to the protected area up to a place called
Deban, which has a lovely forest rest house
and some other accommodation for the field
staff. Beyond this area there is no road as
such and all movement inside the reserve has
to be on foot through dense forest and steep
hill ranges with streams and rivers flowing
in between.
