{"id":329270,"date":"2025-03-10T17:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=329270"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:05:31","slug":"dehing-patkai-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dehing-patkai-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Dehing Patkai National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, a camera trap in Dehing Patkai National Park has captured a rare sighting of a Clouded Leopard (<em data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"115\">Neofelis nebulosa<\/em>), a species listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Dehing Patkai National Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th\/id\/R.914c89de298e37706830b7c33e8be5f0?rik=BCKnoxGeYOH5Vw&amp;riu=http%3a%2f%2fnaparks.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2023%2f06%2fDehing-Patkai-National-Park-Map.webp&amp;ehk=8dDLFNhxfLM%2byiUIBaJ%2fDAHc0YClY%2bcOIAyt2AIKWfk%3d&amp;risl=&amp;pid=ImgRaw&amp;r=0\" alt=\"Dehing Patkai National Park \" width=\"482\" height=\"253\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Naparks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is located in the <strong>Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts<\/strong> of Assam.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>India\u2019s largest stretch of lowland rainforest<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is known as the &#8220;Amazon of the East.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>In 2004, <\/strong>Dehing Patkai was declared a <strong>wildlife sanctuary<\/strong>.\u00a0In <strong>2021<\/strong> the Assam Forest Department <strong>officially notified<\/strong> it as a <strong>national park<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was also declared as <strong>Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve<\/strong> under <strong>Project Elephant<\/strong>, highlighting its significance for elephant conservation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribes:<\/strong> The region is home to a diverse mix of ethnic groups, including indigenous Assamese communities such as the Tai Phake, Khamyang, Khampti, Singpho, Nocte, Ahom, Kaibarta, Moran, and Motok, as well as Burmese and non-indigenous Nepali populations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation:<\/strong> The park features a deciduous rainforest with semi-evergreen vegetation and abundant greenery.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> Species like Hollong, Nahor, Mekai, Paroli, Simul, along with various orchids, ferns, cane, and bamboo are found in the forest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The rich biodiversity includes diverse species such as slow loris, pig-tailed macaque, stump-tailed macaque, capped langur, Indian leopard, Asian elephant, royal Bengal tiger, gaur, Himalayan black bear, clouded leopard, barking deer, Chinese pangolin etc.<\/li>\n<li>Dehing Patkai is a crucial bird habitat, especially for the <strong>White-Winged Wood Duck<\/strong>, a globally threatened species.<\/li>\n<li>Other bird species include the <strong>Lesser Adjutant Stork, White-backed Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture, and Beautiful Nuthatch <\/strong>and several pheasants like the <strong>White-cheeked Hill Partridge, Khaleej Pheasant, and Grey Peacock-Pheasant<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sepahijala-wildlife-sanctuary\/\">Clouded Leopard<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, a camera trap in Dehing Patkai National Park has captured a rare sighting of a Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a species listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. About Dehing Patkai National Park It is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. 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