Dibru-Saikhowa National Park UPSC

  • Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam, India.
  • The park originally created to help conserve the habitat of the rare white-winged wood duck.
  • The park is situated in the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River.
  • It is surrounded by the larger Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve.
  • In 1890, The area was initially declared as the Dibru Reserved Forest under British colonial rule.
  • In 1929, Saikhowa Reserve Forest was declared.
  • In 1986, Dibru Reserved Forest was upgraded to the status of a wildlife sanctuary.
  • In 1997, the Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary was expanded to include the adjoining Saikhowa Reserve Forest to create Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve.
  • In 1999, Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as a national park.
  • Area: The park cover an area of 340 km2 (130 sq mi).
  • River: The park is bounded by the Brahmaputra and Lohit rivers in the north and Dibru River in the south. Other is Saikhowa River.
  • Tribe: The area surrounding the national park is home to various indigenous tribal communities.
    • Mishing
    • Deori
    • Sonowal Kachari
    • Moran
    • Ahom
  • Flora: Tropical Evergreen and Semi-Evergreen Forest Species (Indian laurel, Diu, silk cotton tree, Indian blackberry), Grasses and Wetland Plants, Swamp Forest etc.
  • Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, Asiatic Water Buffalo, Gangetic Dolphin, Hoolock Gibbon, Sloth Bear, Dhole, Malayan Giant Squirrel, Feral Horse, White-winged Wood Ducks, Bengal Florican, Brown Fish Owl, Assam Roofed Turtle , Indian Softshell Turtle, Monitor Lizards etc.
  • The park is known for its population of feral horses, also known as “feral ponies” or “wild horses.”
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