Explanation: The Dampa Tiger Reserve occupies an area of 500 sq. km. and lies in west Mizoram in northeastern India, along the border between India and Bangladesh.

• The hills and forests in this ‘Land of the highlanders’ are considered by biologists to be “bio-geographic highways” connecting India to Malayan and Chinese regions.
• The rich, luxuriant rainforests of Dampa harbour several species such as the swamp deer, tiger, leopard, elephant and hoolock gibbon.
• The Dampa Tiger Reserve is probably one of the last few safe havens for the tiger and a host of other animal and bird species. Low altitude galliformes are visible and the three species of Chloropsis found in India are endemic to these fabulous forests.

Source: ForumIAS