Wildlife Sanctuaries in India: Let us explore Dibru-Saikhowa

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in India is ecologically rich with its natural habitats and rich wildlife, distinct flora and fauna. There are over 400 wildlife sanctuaries in India that attract tourists from all places across the world. The Indian government and the environment officials are actively involved in preserving and conserving wildlife activity in the nation.  

Let us explore one of the 19 bio-diversity hotspots in the world. Dibru Saikhowa National Park is one of the 19 biodiversity hotspots in the world. This national park which forms part of the sanctuaries in India, consists of semi wet evergreen forests, tropical moist deciduous forest, bamboo, cane brakes and grasslands. It is situated in the flood plains of Brahmaputra River. This national park is located at an height of 118 meters above sea level.

Dibru-Saikhowa is a safe haven for many extremely rare and endangered species of wildlife, including over 300 species of avifauna both endangered and migratory, as well as various species of shrubs, herbs and rare medicinal plants.

This National Park is home to white winged wood duck in its natural habitat. It is also the famous natural habitat for its bright colored wild horses known as Feral Horses. There are other wildlife and herbivores, and birds that made its habitat in this national park.

There are total 36 species of mammals have been recorded from the Dibru-Saikhowa, of which 12 are listed in the schedule 1 of Wild life (Protection) Act 1972. The rare and endangered animals of this sanctuary include Royal Bengal Tigers, Leopard, Clouded Leopards, Jungle Cat, Sloth Bear, elephants, water buffaloes, gangetic river dolphin, slow loris, capped langur, hoolock gibbon, Dhole, small Indian civet, Malayan giant squirrel, Chinese pangolin, gangetic dolphin, slow loris, pig tailed macaque, Assamese macaque, rhesus macaque, capped langur, hollock gibbon, Asian elephant, wild boar, sambar, and hog deer and barking deer.

Rare species of birds include Pallah's fishing eagle, spot billed pelican, pale capped pigeon, geyleg goose, black stork, pelican, brahmini duck, white bellied heron, swamp francolin, and bar-headed goose.   The avi fauna of Dibru-Saikhowa includes greater adjutant stork, lesser adjutant stork, great grebe, Indian shag, grey heron, purple heron, night heron, yellow bittern, openbill stork, black stork, large whistling teal, grey lag groose, common pintail, pallas's fishing eagle, griffon vulture, osprey, crested serpent eagle, spot billed pelican, white winged duck, bear's poachard, greater spotted eagle, Bengal florican, pale capped pigeon, great pied hornbill, march babbler, jardon's babbler, black breasted parrot bill to name a few.

Dibru-Saikhowa is one of the best national parks and sanctuaries in India that definitely attract the visitors from across the world. 
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