Namdapha Tiger Reserve UPSC

  • The Namdapha Tiger Reserve is located in the Changlang District of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
  • In 1972, the Government of India declared the Namdapha region as a wildlife sanctuary.
  • In 1983, the Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary was upgraded to a tiger reserve.
  • In 1983, a significant portion of Namdapha Tiger Reserve was declared as Namdapha National Park.
  • Area: The core or critical tiger habitat within the reserve is approximately 1807.82 square kilometers (698.14 square miles).
    • Core: 1807.82 sq km
    • Buffer: 245 sq km
    • Total: 2052.82 sq km
  • River: The reserve is named after the Namdapha River, which flows through it. Other rivers are:
    • Noa-Dihing River
    • Diyun River
    • Dapha River
    • Deban River
  • Tribe: Here are a few prominent tribes that are associated with the Namdapha Tiger Reserve:
    • Tangsa Tribe
    • Lisu Tribe:
    • Singpho Tribe
  • Flora: The reserve encompasses various forest types, including the following:
    • Northern Tropical Evergreen Forest or Assam Valley Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest (Dipterocarpus species),
    • North Indian Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests (Terminalia and Duabanga),
    • East Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests,
    • Moist Alpine Scrub Forests,
    • Assam Valley Alluvial Plains Semi-evergreen Forests,
    • Eastern Hollock Forests.
  • Fauna: Tiger, Jaguar, Snow leopard, Elephants, Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan Sun Bear, Hoolock Gibbon, Slow Loris, Goral, Serow, Sambar, Namdapha Flying Squirrel, Great Pied Hornbill, White Winged Wood Duck, King Cobra etc.
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