- Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
- It is nestled in the eastern Himalayan foothills.
- It is also known as Pakhui Tiger Reserve.
- In 1996, the area of Pakke Tiger Reserve was initially established as Pakhui Reserve Forest.
- In 1977, it was established as a wildlife sanctuary.
- In 1999-2000, Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary was designated as a tiger reserve under the Project Tiger.
- It was the 26th Tiger Reserve in India.
- In 2011, the Hornbill Nest Adoption Program (HNAP), in collaboration with the Ghora-Aabhe Society (which is a village council) and the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department was adopted.
- In 2016, Pakke Tiger Reserve was honored with the India Biodiversity Award. It received the award in the category of ‘Conservation of threatened species’ for its innovative Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme.
- In 2021, the Arunachal Pradesh state cabinet adopted the ‘Pakke Declaration,’ also known as the “Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh.”
- Area: The area of Pakke Tiger Reserve is as follows:
- Core: 861.95 Sq. Km
- Buffer: 515.00 Sq. Km.
- Total: 1276.95 Sq. Km
- River: Following river flow through the reserve:
- The Bhareli River (Kameng River) forms the western and northern boundaries of the tiger reserve.
- The Pakke River, after which the reserve is named, flows along its eastern boundary.
- Some of the main perennial streams include:
- Nameri Stream
- Khari Stream
- Upper Dikorai Stream
- Tribe: The Nyishi community is an indigenous tribe that resides in the vicinity of the tiger reserve.
- Flora: Some key vegetation types found within the reserve:
- Assam Valley Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forest,
- Subtropical Broadleaved Forests,
- Lowland Moist Forests.
- Fauna: Tigers, Leopards, Asian Elephants, Hornbills, Clouded Leopard, Himalayan Black Bear, Gaur, Sambar, Hornbills, Himalayan Monal, King Cobra, Assam Roofed Turtle, Monitor Lizards etc.