Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary: Assam
Part of: GS Prelims and GS -III – Environment
In news
- Recently, the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF) found a few tigers inhabiting the Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
- It is one of the smallest WS (Wildlife Sanctuary) of Assam
About the Sanctuary
- It is located in northern Assam’s Baksa and Udalguri districts bordering Bhutan.
- It is bordered by the Barnadi river and Nalapara river to the west and east respectively.
- Barnadi was established specifically to protect the Pygmy Hog (Sus salvanius) and Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus).
- About 60% of the BWS is reported to be grassland, most of it is now grassy woodland.
- The main Forest types: Tropical Moist Deciduous (northern edge of the Sanctuary) and mixed scrub and grassland (southern part).
- Most of the natural vegetation has been replaced by commercial plantations of Bombax ceiba, Tectona grandis and Eucalyptus and by thatch grasses
Other Protected Areas in Assam:
