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Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary

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Why in the News?

A decomposed carcass of an elephant was discovered in the Khanapara range of the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary.

About Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary:

Details
Location Eastern fringe of Guwahati, Assam.

Extends from the Brahmaputra River in the north to the hilly forests of Meghalaya in the south.
Formation Established in 2004 by combining Amchang, South Amchang, and Khanapara reserved forests
Flora and Fauna Tropical moist deciduous forest, with semi-evergreen areas in valleys and river depressions.

  • Fauna: Asiatic elephants, Chinese pangolin, slow loris, Assamese macaque, rhesus monkey, hoolock gibbon, leopard,  Leopard cat, jungle cat, sambar, barking deer, red serow, Malayan giant squirrel, Himalayan porcupine.
  • Vultures and raptors: White-backed vulture, Slender-billed vulture, White-cheeked hill partridge, Grey peacock pheasant,
  • Birds: Kaleej pheasant, Greater adjutant stork, Great pied hornbill, Oriental pied hornbill, Green imperial pigeon.
Conservation Status Recognized as an Important Bird & Biodiversity Area (IBA).

 

PYQ:

[2018] In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Manipur

(c) Meghalaya

(d) Nagaland