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'''Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] falling under [[Kokrajhar]] and [[little part in Dhubri]] districts of [[Assam]], [[India]].<ref>[http://www.assamtourism.org/wildlife.htm Department of Tourism, Govt. of Assam]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/assam/tourism/chakrashila-wildlife-sanctuary.html |title=Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary |publisher=Mapsofindia.com |date=2011-05-10 |accessdate=2013-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101233422/http://www.mapsofindia.com/assam/tourism/chakrashila-wildlife-sanctuary.html |archive-date=1 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is famous for the [[golden langur]] and is the second protected habitat for golden langur in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ips.conference-services.net/resources/354/1080/pdf/IPSoc2008_0930.pdf |title=Current status of the Golden Langur, Trachypithecus Geei, in Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India |accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226022102/http://ips.conference-services.net/resources/354/1080/pdf/IPSoc2008_0930.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.envfor.nic.in/news/aprjun05/southpopulation.doc |title=The Isolated and Fragmented Southern Populations of the Golden Langur |accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=dead |archivedate=2012-02-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226001402/http://www.envfor.nic.in/news/aprjun05/southpopulation.doc}}</ref>

==History==
Chakrashila Hill was first declared as reserve forest in 1966 and on 14 July 1994 it was recognized with the status of sanctuary by the Government of Assam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boro.bodoland.net/index.php?view=article&catid=23:forest-and-wildlife-department-&id=88:chakrashila-wildlife-sanctuary&option=com_content&Itemid=81 |title=bodoland.net – de beste bron van informatie over bodoland. Deze website is te koop! |publisher=Boro.bodoland.net |date= |accessdate=2013-01-01}}</ref> A local environmental activist group, [[Nature's Beckon]] played a vital role for this recognition.<ref>[http://sites.google.com/site/naturesbeckonindia/programmes Conservation drive by Nature's Beckon]</ref>

==Location==
[[File:Golden Langur Poster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Conservation drive for golden langur by [[Nature's Beckon]]]]
The sanctuary covers an area of 45.568 km<sup>2</sup> (4556.8 hectares). It is around 6 km from Kokrajhar town, 68 km from Dhubri town and 219 km from [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]], Guwahati. The sanctuary is mainly a hilly tract running north–south and there are two [[lake]]s (Dheer Beel and Diplai Beel) on either side, which are integral to the eco-system of the sanctuary. The lower hilly reaches are covered with [[Shorea robusta|sal]] coppice regeneration while middle and upper reaches are covered with mixed deciduous forests. The sanctuary has some tourist accommodation facility at Choraikhola, Kokrajhar and also provides facilities for bird watching, forest trekking, and wildlife and [[nature photography]]

'''<u><big>Some animals at sanctuary</big></u>'''

Different kinds of [[mammal]]s and [[bird]]s, twenty-three species of [[reptile]]s including [[snake]]s, [[lizard]]s and [[turtle]]s, more than forty species of [[butterfly]] are found in this sanctuary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildlifeinindia.com/chakrashila-wildlife-sanctuary.html |title=Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary,Wildlife in India and Jungle Tour to India with Travel Packages |publisher=Wildlifeinindia.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-01}}</ref> Some species of mammals recorded in this sanctuary are Indian short-tailed mole, Indian flying fox, short nosed fruit bat, Indian false vampire, [[Indian pipistrelle]], [[rhesus macaque]], [[Chinese pangolin]], [[Asiatic jackal]] and [[Bengal fox]]. [[Hornbills]] are also spotted here. It is also a safe haven for a variety of [[endangered]] animals.

===Birds===
A total of 119 species of birds have been recorded in the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary. This number includes three globally threatened species.<ref name=Chakrashila>{{cite web|title=Avibase – Bird Checklists of the World: Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=INneas07&list=howardmoore|publisher=Avibase|accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref> Some of the species recorded here include [[black francolin]] (''Francolinus francolinus''), [[jungle bush quail]] (''Perdicula asiatica''), [[lesser whistling duck]], [[cinnamon bittern]], [[Indian pond heron]], [[cattle egret]], [[purple heron]], [[red-necked falcon]], [[red-headed vulture]], [[greater spotted eagle]], and [[bronze-winged jacana]].
[[File:Black Francolin.jpg|thumb|Black francolin]]
[[File:Lesser Whistling Duck RWD1.jpg|thumb|Lesser whistling duck]]
[[File:Red-Necked Falcon.JPG|thumb|The red-necked falcon]]

== References ==
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{{Protected areas of Assam}}
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam]]
[[Category:Monkeys in India]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1966]]

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