!Namdapha
Namdapha is in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. This place is famous for its wild life sanctury, which has been declared as a national park. Namdapha Tiger Reserve and National Park is spread over an area of 1985.23 square kilometres having diverse flora and fauna. It is situated close to the international border between India and Myanmar (Burma).
Namdapha National Park is located at a few kilometre away from Miao amidst misty blue hills along the turbulent Noa-Dihing river. It lies in the sprawling tropical rain forest. It was declared as Tiger Reserve by the Government in 1983.
Namdapha National Park covers a wide range of altitudes from 200 mtrs. to 4,500 mtrs. The park largely inaccessible, has diverse habitats and flora and fauna. The majestic gaur or mithun, elephant, Himalayan black bear, takin, the wild goat peculiar to the Patkoi range, musk deer, slow loris, binturong and the red panda are all found here. The predators include tiger, leopard, the rare snow leopard and clouded leopard. The white winged wood duck, a rare and endagered species, has also been shelter in the park.
This is also habitat of a number of primate species like Assamese macaque, pig-tailed macaque and the distinctive hoolock gibbon, Hornbills, jungle fowl and pheasnats flap. The park also harbours other colourful bird species.
There are more than 150 timber species. The Pinus merkusi and Abies delavavi are not found elsewhere in India. One of the rarest and endangered orchids, the Blue Vanda found here. The most famous local madicinal plant Mishimi Teeta (Copti teeta), which is used by the local tribal for all kinds of diseases is available here but its export has been banned.
It is only park in the World to have the four Feline species of big cat namely the Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia) and Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa) and numbers of Lesser cats. An only 'ape' species found in India dwells in this impenetrable virgin forest.