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Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
Location	Assam, India
Nearest city	Golaghat
Area	97.15 sq. km.
Established	2003
Governing body	Department of Environment & Forests, Assam

Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary (Assamese: নামবৰ দৈগ্ৰুং অভয়াৰণ্য) is a Morangi located in Golaghat district of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 97.15 km².^[1] It is located 25 km from Golaghat town and about 318 km from Guwahati LGBI Airport.^[2] The forest type is tropical semi-evergreen with pockets of pure evergreen, interspersed with small forest marshes. The area was declared as a Wildlife sanctuary in 2003.^[3] The sanctuary along with Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary (6 km²) and Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary (37 km²) are a part of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve, which was declared on 17 April 2003, with an estimated area of 3,270 km².

Biodiversity

Flora: Bhelu, Gomari, Ajar, Nahor, Udiyam, Poma, Bon Som etc. It harbors some rare species of orchids.

Fauna: elephant, hoolock gibbon, stumped tailed macaque, pig tailed macaque, slow loris, Assamese macaque, rhesus macaque, tiger, leopard, fishing cat, barking deer, sambar, wild pigs, gaur, etc.^[4]

Birds: white winged wood duck, great pied hornbill, wreathed hornbill, adjutant stork, etc.^[4]

Reptiles: tortoise, monitor lizard, python, etc.^[4]

References

^ "Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuaries". Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Assam. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ "Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary". assamspider.com. 27 July 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ Asad Rafi Rahmani; M. Zafar-Ul Islam; Indian Bird Conservation Network (10 December 2004). Important bird areas in India: priority sites for conservation. IBCN, Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-0-19-567333-3. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Welcome to Assam Tourism Official website of Deptt. of Tourism, Assam, India". Assamtourism.org. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

v t e Protected areas of Assam
National parks	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Orang National Park Dehing Patkai National Park Raimona National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary Borail Wildlife Sanctuary Bordoibuam-Beelmukh Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed) Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary Dipor Bil Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed) East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary North Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary Panidihing Bird Sanctuary Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
Reserved forest	Kakoijana reserved forest Ultapani Reserve Forest

External links

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