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Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary

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Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary

 

 

  1. The sanctuary lies in the Indo-Chinese transition zone and so has highly endemic and significant flora and fauna species.
  2. The sanctuary has been named after the Dibang River, a tributary of Brahmaputra River. 
  3. It lies adjacent to the Mouling National Park.
  4. Has been declared as one of the major bio-diversity hotspots of the world by UNESCO in 1988.
  5. It houses some of the endangered species that includes:
    1. Mishmi takin (the takin is the national animal of Bhutan),
    2. The Asiatic black bear
    3. Musk deer
    4. Blyth’s tragopan.
    5. Red panda
    6. Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel
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