India's newest National park
*INDIA'S NEWEST NATIONAL PARK๐ด*
๐The Assam government has decided to upgrade *Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary* into a *National Park.* It is also known as *Amazon of the East.*
๐Post upgradation, Dehing Patkai will be the *sixth national park in Assam* 6️⃣
๐Dehing Patkai was *declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2004.*
๐Dehing is the *name of the river* ๐️that flows through this forest and *Patkai is the hill* ⛰️at the foot of which the sanctuary lies.
๐As a national park, its importance will increase and new rules will bring *increased vigilance to the area.*
๐Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located within the larger *Dehing Patkai Elephant*๐
๐ *Fauna* ๐: Rare fauna found in the region include Chinese pangolin, flying fox, wild pig, sambar, barking deer, gaur, serow and Malayan giant squirrels.
*It is the only sanctuary in India which is home to seven different species of wild cats -* tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, leopard cat, golden cat, jungle cat and marbled cat.
*Assamese macaque,* a primate found in the forest, is in the red list of *Near Threatened species.*
It has the *highest concentration of the rare endangered* *White Winged Wood Duck*
๐ *Flora*☘️: Dehing Patkai is a deciduous rainforest interspersed with semi-evergreen and lush green flora.
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