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Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary (Template:Lang-as) is a Template:Convert wildlife sanctuary situated on the foothills of Himalayas bordering Bhutan in the north and in Udalguri district & Baksa District of Assam, India. This sanctuary was named after the river Bornadi which flows on its western border. It is Template:Convert from Tangla town[1][2] and Template:Convert from Guwahati. The sanctuary was established in 1980 to protect the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) and pigmy hog (Porcula salvania). Pretty approachable at about 11 km out of library point, the sanctuary is home to many birds such as The White Capped Water Redstart and the Red Billed Blue Magpie. Sometimes we can also find some animals including panther, deer, Himalayan goat and leopard.[3]
Climate
The climate of the area is warm[4]
Biodiversity
There are mammals such as the pygmy hog, golden langur, clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon and white-winged wood duck[5] and some migratory and local birds like peafowl, hornbill, swamp partridge, Bengal florican, kingfisher, woodpecker.Template:Citation needed
See also
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwikimapia1 - ↑ Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam). Assamforest.in.
- ↑ Places Near Mussoorie. jaypeehotels.com.
- ↑ Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indus Publishing(2002). ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3
- ↑ Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam, National parks of Assam. Mapsofindia.com(2013-04-05).
External links
- Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. IUCN(1990). ISBN 978-2-8317-0019-9