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News: Serious allegations of illegal encroachment, extensive tree felling, and attacks on forest personnel, including incidents of gunfire, have emerged from Behali Wildlife Sanctuary.
About Behali Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: Behali Wildlife Sanctuary is located at the foothills of the Eastern Himalaya, in Sonitpur district of Assam.
- Boundaries:
- It lies between the two famous protected areas, the Nameri National Park on its west and Kaziranga National Park on its south.
- The northern boundary is shared by the Papum Reserve Forest of Arunachal Pradesh and the southern boundary has many tea plantations and human habitation areas.
- Designated year: It was declared a reserve forest in 1917 and was notified a Wild Life Sanctuary in 2022.
- Area: The total area of the wildlife sanctuary is 157.25 sq. km.
- River associated: The sanctuary is bounded by the Singlijan River to the east, which connects it to the Singlijan Reserve Forest, and by the Borgang River to the west.
- Note: Both rivers are tributary of Brahmaputra River.
- Vegetation: It has semi-evergreen and tropical wet forests.
- Flora: Almost 308 native plant species are found in the area. The dominant tree species include Hodgson’s magnolia, Ceylon ironwood and elephant apple.
- Fauna:
- It is an important area for mammals like Indian Elephant, Bengal tiger, Slow Loris, Capped Langur, Malayan Giant Squirrel, white-winged duck, hog deer, and Chinese pangolin.
- It also provides habitat for critically endangered species, including the black softshell turtle and red-necked vulture.
- This area is also recognised as an Important Bird Area in 1994 and a Key Biodiversity Area in 2004.
