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The '''Department of Environment and Forests of Arunachal Pradesh''' or '''DEFAP''' is a [[government agency|state-sponsored agency]] responsible for [[wildlife conservation|conserving the environment]], identifying, establishing, and conserving [[Protected areas of India|protected areas]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in/ |title=Official Website of the Department of Environment and Forest, Arunachal Pradesh |access-date=21 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212201923/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/ |archive-date=12 December 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Statistics==<br />
According to the official website, 10185.40 square kilometers are being protected by the agency. That's 12 percent of the total area of the state and 15 percent of the total forest cover in the state - 68045 square kilometers. There are 8715 species of plant life within Arunachal's forests, which contributes to the importance of wildlife reserves. Arunachal is a very rural state, most of the state being covered in forests, forest and wildlife protection is extremely important to the [[Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh|people living in Arunachal Pradesh]].<br />
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==Sanctuaries==<br />
There are a total of eight wildlife sanctuaries and one reserve protected by the Department of Environment and Forests:<br />
*[[Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
*[[Pakhui Tiger Reserve]]<br />
*[[Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*[[Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*[[D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*[[Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*[[Sessa Orchid Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*[[Kane Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Wildlife sanctuaries of India]]<br />
*[[Protected area]]<br />
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==References, sources, and citations==<br />
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[[Category:Environment of Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:State forest departments of India|Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
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