Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary

Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
Location of Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam
Location Udalguri District& Baksa District Assam, India
Nearest city Tangla
Coordinates 26°48′21″N 91°44′25″E / 26.80583°N 91.74028°E / 26.80583; 91.74028[1]Coordinates: 26°48′21″N 91°44′25″E / 26.80583°N 91.74028°E / 26.80583; 91.74028[1]
Area 26.22 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Established 1980
Governing body Department of Environment & Forests, Assam

Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary (Assamese: বৰনদী অভয়াৰণ্য) is a 26.22-square-kilometre (10.12 sq mi) wildlife sanctuary situated on the foothills of Himalayas bordering Bhutan in the north and in Udalguri district & Baksa District of Assam. This sanctuary is named after the river Bornadi which flows on its western border. It is 30 km (19 mi) from Tangla town[2][1] and 130 km (81 mi) from Guwahati. The sanctuary was established in 1980 to protect the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) and pigmy hog (Porcula salvania).

Climate

The climate of the area is warm[3]

Biodiversity

There are mammals such as the pygmy hog, golden langur, clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon and white-winged wood duck.[4] There are also some migratory and local birds like peafowl, hornbill, swamp partridge, Bengal florican, kingfisher, woodpecker, etc.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam)". Assamforest.in. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ↑ Sharad Singh Negi (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India. Indus Publishing. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam, National parks of Assam". Mapsofindia.com. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  • Joseph A. Chapman; John E. C. Flux (1990). Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN. pp. 129–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0019-9. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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