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Wildlife
in Meghalaya
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park lies
in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia District.
It is 13 kms from Tinsukia Town, which
is 483 kms from Guwahati. It covers
an area of about 340 s.q. Kms. Of seven
parts in the park one part is wetland
and the rest are mainly glass land
and dense forest.
The main
attractions of Dibru-Saikhowa National
Park are the semi-
wild horse (Feral) and
the white-Winged wood duck. Other animals
are Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Elephant,
Sambar, Slow Lories, Asiatic Buffaloes,
Capped Langur, Gangetic Dolphin, Indian
Wild Dog etc. More than 250 varities
of local and migratory birds are also
found here.
Orang (Rajib Gandhi) National Park
Covering an area of 78.81 sq. kms Orang
National Park is a miniature Kaziranga.
It is situated in the north bank of
river Brahmaputra. Sixty percent of
the sanctuary is grassland. The animals
to be seen in this park are the great
Indian one-horned Rhinoceros, Elephant,
Tiger, Sambar, Barking Deer, Pangolin,
Hog Deer, Civet cat, Otters, and Wild
Boar etc. Various species of birds
including Pelican, Cormorant, Graylag
Goose, Large whistling Teal, Great
Adjutant stork, King fisher, King vulture
have also found this park as their
ideal habitat.
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