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The '''Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary''' is one of the eight [[Wildlife refuge|wildlife sanctuaries]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located in the [[Upper Dibang Valley]] district covering an area of {{Convert|4149|km2|abbr=on}}. The sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as [[Mishmi takin]], [[red goral]], [[musk deer]] (at least two species), [[red panda]], [[Asiatic black bear]], occasional [[tiger]] and [[Gongshan muntjac]] occur while among birds there are the rare [[Sclater's monal]] and [[Blyth's tragopan]].<ref>Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2008) Survey of mammals and birds in Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Final report to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. The Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 70 pp.</ref> A flying squirrel<br />
, new to science has been recently discovered from the edge of this sanctuary. It has been named the [[Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel]] (''Petaurista mishmiensis'').<ref>Choudhury,Anwaruddin (2009). One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India 8: 26-34, plates.</ref> Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located fully or partly within [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve]]<br />
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It is protected by the [[Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721160134/http://arunachalforests.gov.in/Dibang%20Wildlife%20Sanctuary.html Dibang Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Official Website.]<br />
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