A temporary shelter was made at Bomjir isolated from human contact for their rehabilitation. IMAGE: Eaglenest forest in Arunachal Pradesh. A top biodiversity attraction and a wildlife sanctuary, Talle Valley The reserve headquarters are at Seijosa. Ziro is an ideal place for trekking in Arunachal. Though the army camps are neatly maintained and squads of soldiers pick up trash along the roadside, the environmental impact of militarisation is inevitable. Ziro. Friends had recommended that we stop to see a flock of greater adjutant storks on the outskirts of Guwahati. Eaglenest Sanctuary contains more than just birds. Arunachal Pradesh. Both the elephants have been handed over to the Doomdooma Forest Division. Mubina Akhtar, secretary of the Kaziranga Wildlife Society told Northeast Now on Wednesday that they have definite information about the modus operandi of the inter-state elephant smugglers network. Along the highway, beyond Tezpur, I spot an Amur falcon perched on a power line. The Tawang Monastery of 1681 A.D. is the largest and most celebrated Buddhist monastery of the State. Known as the North East Frontier Agency during the British colonial era, the area was part of Assam until it was made an Indian union territory in Arunachal Pradesh means 'land of the dawn-lit mountains' and this region, once known as NEFA, lies at the eastern edge of the Himalaya. Children run about barefoot through streams of sewage and glaciers of broken glass, while the grim birds look like creatures out of an apocalyptic mirage. Great Investment. IMAGE: Troops, from the Indian Army's Red Horn division, on patrol in Kamrup district in Assam, August 8, 2001. Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary Eye Witness The Royal Bengal Tigers. Much to the excitement of wildlife lovers, a herd of elephants numbering around 60 have been spotted in Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang distict of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh. Reports of elephant meat consumption in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have raised the hackles of forest officials and wildlife activists. Lo stato confina a nord con la Cina, a est e a sud-est con la Birmania, a sud con gli stati federati del Nagaland e l'Assam ed a ovest con il regno del Bhutan. Worse still is the presence of ragpickers who live in hovels along the margins of the dump, scavenging whatever recyclable materials can be gleaned. Even the few short sections of the road that are being paved to provide easier access to the sanctuary are causing damage. Reminded of the giant man-eating birds of Sherdukpen folklore, I can't help feeling that this is how our world may end, a grotesque vision of a polluted land, populated by carnivorous storks, who squawk and squabble over rotting skin, entrails and bones. Not only are there large military transit camps but also a number of temporary shanties for road crews, all of whom depend on the forest for firewood and bamboo. After seven days in the pristine forests of the Eastern Himalaya, we suddenly find ourselves in a smouldering wasteland of accumulated filth with mountains of refuse ignited by spontaneous combustion. Crossing the state border into Assam, we see a number of paramilitary camps set up to deal with Bodo insurgents. Hanging under their throats is a loose pouch of skin that looks like a deflated balloon. IMAGE: A bulldozer clears a landslide from the Tezpur-Tawang highway. Military planners, whose first priority is national security, require motorized access to border regions and they show little concern for ecology that gets in the way. Pasighat area. Aside from the fact that Indian Army aesthetics seem to dictate that every rock should be painted white, the fences and fuel depots, lines of barracks and supply sheds are impossible to ignore, even when hidden under camouflage netting. It includes Sessa Orchid Sanctuary (36km2) in the north, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (128km2) in the west, Pakhui Tiger Reserve (586km2) across the Kameng River to the east and reserved forests under Khellong Forest Division (1144km2). The rescued baby elephant. Tours Arunachal Pradesh Biker Tour Hornbill Festival, Konyak Headhunter Tribe, Off-road Rough Riding, Naga and Arunachali Tribal Villages, Elephant Safari in Kaziranga Perched on these huge piles of burning rubbish are hundreds of storks, stooped like solemn hunchbacks with bald heads and heavy beaks. East Siang district. No documents were recovered during the seizure. Thanks to the efforts of conservationists, Eaglenest has been spared from army occupation. On May 1, the mutilated carcass of a wild elephant was discovered at Ahutoli village in the eastern state's Nagaon district. #1 in Premium Domains. If you are willing to visit the Royal Assam with 1 120, Kerala with 586 and Arunachal Pradesh with 550, account for 89 percent of the elephants privately owned. As the Indian Army regrouped and fought back, they positioned an artillery battery on the high point of the ridge at the centre of the sanctuary, facing Bomdila. Elephant distribution habitat in the state of Nagaland is a continuous stretch starting from Peren district running all along the foothills north westerly, until it enters Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. The forest is full of bamboo and wild bananas, but the terrain seems too steep and temperatures too cold for elephants. With a dark brown coat, prominent ears and short spiked horns, it looks like a cross between a donkey and a goat. Arunachal Pradesh has an approximate population of about 1600 wild elephants, Dr Sandeep Tiwari of WTI said. Fortunately, conservationists intervened and the migration of Amur falcons has become a popular tourist attraction, saving the birds before they could have been wiped out. 300,000 so horrible to see such people having elephant for the purpose of eating and selling. L'Arunachal Pradesh (hindi: Arucal Prade; cinese: Zangnan) uno Stato dell'India, situato nell'India nordorientale, l'estremo nord-est del paese.Il capoluogo la citt di Itanagar.. Kameng Elephant Reserve is an 1,894km2 (731sqmi) Elephant Reserve established 19 June 2002 in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng and East Kameng Districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Sanjay National Park, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and Kanha Tiger Reserve. More than anything, erosion is the most evident result of road building and it has a devastating effect on the forests. IMAGE: A view of a landslide-affected mountain is seen near Wakro village on the road to the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. Visited the elephants death incident spot near Bamuni Pahar, Nagaon to assess on-the-spot scenario and pay my tributes to the Natures precious assets, he tweeted. Just three states, viz. Less than 200 metres away, I can hear a herd in the jungle, breaking branches. The Himalaya are now an indistinct blur of blue ridges to the north and we have left behind the dense forests of Eaglenest with its multitude of birds. IMAGE: Indian soldiers march near an army base on India's Tezpur-Tawang highway, in Arunachal Pradesh. This is Tribal communities raise semi-feral mithun and these massive animals are considered a measure of a man's wealth. The dense forests and rugged terrain were difficult to defend but, fortunately for India, the Chinese commanders realized that they had overextended themselves and retreated before snow fell on the high passes. With ancient Buddhist monasteries, historical sites and passes, as well as scenic lakes Pasighat area. Military installations are everywhere, with regiments from all across India stationed here to guard the border. Further east of here, in the hills of Nagaland, these tiny raptors, no larger than a pigeon, migrate in swarms, their graceful silhouettes filling the sky. Passing through a small roadside village, I notice a group of four women praying in front of a potted plant. More than 1000 elephants have been microchipped so far in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Several years ago this annual passage was threatened when local fishermen strung nets in the trees and caught hundreds of falcons to be sold as meat. Not wanting to confront them on a narrow mountain trail, we leave the elephants alone. Nevertheless, on one of our morning bird walks, we come upon recent prints in the mud as well as fresh clods of dung. Known locally as 'sijou' and as 'Christ thorn' or 'crown of thorns' in the West, this hardy, cactus-like spurge, with delicate pink flowers, is planted at Bodo altars and represents the resilience of life because it can grow under almost any conditions. 300 species of birds have been recorded and there is a population of around 400 elephants. 'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights. IMAGE: Storks sitting on huge piles of rubbish on the outskirts of Guwahati. A team of officials from the Pasighat forest division on Monday rescued a male elephant calf, which separated from its herd, from the Remi wet rice cultivation (WRC) field of Arunachal Pradeshs East Siang district. Altitude ranges extremely from 100 metres (328ft) to 3,250 metres (10,663ft).[1]. Eaglenest is home to clouded leopards and golden cats as well as red pandas. The extended detour offers us an opportunity to compare the forests along the highway with the protected jungles of the sanctuary. This video is from arunachal pradesh. This scenic Sanctuary is perched at an altitude range of 500 meters to 3,250 meters and derives its name from the Red Eagle Division of the Indian Army, which was stationed in the area in the 1950s. Request Price. Though the original NEFA road leads down to the plains of Assam, only 40 kilometres away, we leave the mountains by a much longer, more circuitous route. Intanki, considered part of the Kaziranga range, is spread over 6,200 square km, which is bigger than Deomali in Arunachal Pradesh that has an area of 1,800 square km and part of the south Brahmaputra range. Excerpted from Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth, by Stephen Alter, with the kind permission of the publishers, Aleph Book Company. Driving along the forest track, we turn a corner and come upon a male serow (Naemorhedus sumatraensis) in the middle of the road. Despite years of hostility and bloodshed, however, the region seems remarkably peaceful, at least on the surface. East Siang district. Dhansiri-Lungding Elephant Reserve: Nagaland: Intanki Elephant Reserve A few years back, a group of butterfly enthusiasts were kidnapped and held for ransom. North East India. Though Arunachal Pradesh is now an Indian state, China claims that most of this territory was once part of Tibet. Itanagar, July 28 (UNI) Despite depreciation of forest cover, the elephant population in Arunachal Pradesh remained static with a total 1025 pachyderms recorded in North East India. IMAGE: A mahout walks with his elephant near Chowkham village on the road to the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. A few kites and crows circle through the smoke, but most of the birds are Leptopilos dubius, their charcoal black wings folded over legs as thin as sticks of bamboo. In fact, the elephants here are found in great numbers. It is situated on a plateau and known to be one Project Elephant (PE) is a wildlife conservation project initiated in India in February 1992 with the aim to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It serves a habitat to a wide variety of wild fauna such as Red Panda, Asian Elephants, Serow, Gorals, Sambars etc. 2.1 Tawang. About 75 percent of captive elephants are owned by private individuals. The sanctuary, situated in the West kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh encompasses an area of about 217 sq km. It comes as no surprise that the motor road has caused widespread destruction. The girls are 16 and 14 years of age. They seem docile enough, browsing in the forest, but could do a lot of damage if provoked. The total elephant population in these two sanctuaries is nearly 2,000. 250 varieties of butterflies and 300 species of birds have been recorded including 4 species of hornbills. A few egrets are wading in a rice paddy and an occasional myna flies overhead. Only later, in an article by folklorist Faguna Barmahalia, do I learn that the Bodo people, who are animists by tradition, consider a flowering shrub, Euphorbia milii, a living symbol of their supreme deity, Bathoubrai. In 1962, the People's Liberation Army crossed over Bum La and took Indian forces by surprise. IMAGE: A statue of Lord Buddha in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Even today, both foreign and Indian visitors are required to get a 'restricted area permit'. Had the old NEFA road been widened it would have certainly destroyed the Bugun liocichla's habitat and disturbed many other rare species in these forests. A police patrolling team from Makum police station in Tinsukia district seized two elephants during wee hours on April 12. After receiving the information about two girls being stuck in between the river Tezu Nalah, which was flowing abnormally due to incessant rain, the district administration acted promptly and rescued them. News India | Latest News India | Bollywood News | Indian Cricket Score | India Business News. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Amit Sahay, on his part, said the carcasses were found lying in two groups fourteen on top of the hill and four at the bottom. During a brief border war, the Chinese penetrated as far as Bomdila, about 30 kilometres from Eaglenest sanctuary. According to the police, the Wandering through the sanctuary, we encounter several mithun with dangerous-looking horns. Usually a reclusive animal that stays hidden within the underbrush, this one seems unbothered by our presence and takes his time before climbing the hill out of sight. The elephants fed themselves naturally from the wild at the centre. Since then, this mountainous frontier has been heavily militarised and new highways have been built up to the border. At several points, where the slope is unstable, landslides have carried away most of the vegetation leaving huge lesions of mud and rock. IMAGE: A Bugun Liocichla rests on the branch of a tree at the Eaglenest wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights. IMAGE: An Indian Army truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway. Arunachal Pradesh- The land of the rising sun is blessed with the maximum natural beauty any land can possess in this planet. Brand Recognition. Itanagar: Two girls were evacuated with the help of an elephant from river Tezu Nalah by the Lohit district administration of the state on Monday evening. Arunachal Pradesh: Kameng Elephant Reserve: Assam: Sonitpur Elephant Reserve: Eastern-South Bank Landscape: Assam: Dihing-Patkai Elephant Reserve: Arunachal Pradesh: South Arunachal Elephant Reserve: Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong-Intanki Landscape: Assam: Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve. Sensing a new day, even before the sky brightens, the birds have already risen. The guns have long since been removed, but Micah recalls collecting shell casings and other scrap metal from the site when he was a boy. As we drive over a bridge spanning the Brahmaputra at Tezpur, the broad alluvial current stretches between forested hills and tea gardens. The elephant herd is now active in and around three national parks of M.P. Convoys of trucks, carrying troops, equipment and rations, inch their way up the switchbacks, emitting clouds of diesel exhaust. Though we leave Arunachal Pradesh with an indelible sense of nature's rampant diversity, our trip ends on a disturbing note. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dibyendu Ash/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy Brunswyk/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy balu/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy Kalyanvarma/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangkan Hazarika/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy Deeporaj/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy DrewHeath/Creative Commons, Photograph: Kind courtesy Yathin S Krishnappa/Creative Commons, PHOTOS: Incredibly rare 'Elephant Queen' in Kenya. The list of the Sanctuaries and Nation Parks are endless. JORHAT: Two wild elephants were found dead near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Lakhimpur district during the past 24 hours. Belonging to the same family as goral, these goat-antelopes are found throughout the Himalaya up to Kashmir, though serow are more plentiful in the east, ranging across Southeast Asia. In the south it touches the common boundary of Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary and Nameri National Park of Assam. Smugglers run a notorious inter-state network in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland to sell elephants at a premium to the buyers outside the Northeast. Immediate Presence. The biggest surprise, however, is finding elephants at 3,000 metres above sea level. Micah and others have warned us that Bodo insurgents still operate at the foot of the hills below Eaglenest and it is better to avoid this region and travel to Guwahati by the military highway. In 2018, a herd of about 40 elephants moved from Chhattisgarh to Madhya Pradesh, and it was the first time that the state had an elephant colony. Forest officials said although the causes of Elephant herd sighted in Arunachal Pradesh sanctuary ITANAGAR: Much to the excitement of wildlife lovers, a herd of elephants numbering around 60 have been spotted in Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh and stretches across 218 square kilometers. Assam with 1 120, Kerala with 586 and Arunachal Pradesh with 550, account for 89 percent of the elephants privately owned. IMAGE: A mahout walks with his elephant near Chowkham village on the road to the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. Wildlife in the reserve includes: 377 Indian elephants (2001 census), Bengal tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, red panda, musk deer, sambhar, hog deer, Himalayan black bear, wild dog, fishing cat, jungle cat, Sunda loris, Indian bison, fox, jackal, black giant squirrel, civet, hare, rhesus macaque, capped langur and yellow-throated marten. Speaking to the media, Makum police, Officer in Charge, said, The elephants were taken into captivity from Lathaor in Arunachal Pradeshs Namsai and were heading towards Orissa via Assam at around 1.30 am. The other large mammal in these forests is the mithun, a cross-breed of wild gaur and domestic cattle that stands almost 2 metres at the shoulder. The reserve extends from the Papum River in the east to the common boundary between Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan in the west. Feb 13, 2017 - Domain for Sale. Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh/Tibet Autonomous Region, India/ China, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Secretary (Political), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kameng_Elephant_Reserve&oldid=1020197313, Wildlife sanctuaries in Arunachal Pradesh, Articles needing additional references from July 2018, All articles needing additional references, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 April 2021, at 19:01. Arunachal Pradesh, state of India that constitutes a mountainous area in the extreme northeastern part of the country. While the highway linking Tezpur with Tawang was initially constructed fifty years ago by the defence ministry's Border Roads Organisation, it remains in a perpetual state of disrepair, with JCB power shovels clearing rubble and dumping debris into streams and rivers. IMAGE: Kolia Bhomora Setu, a road bridge over the Brahmaputra river near Tezpur and Kaliabor in Assam. This is a state which has one among the largest number of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in the country. At 4 am, as we set out on foot from camp, at the Eaglenest wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, the jungle is submerged in darkness. Mixed with the sour, charred odour of smoke is the putrid stench of decomposing flesh. Map of Elephant Flat village in Bhalukpong Circle Tehsil, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The reserve headquarters are at Seijosa. Tensions continue and for many years Arunachal Pradesh was closed to tourists. Kameng Elephant Reserve is an 1,894 km (731 sq mi) Elephant Reserve established 19 June 2002 in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng and East Kameng Districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Search Engine Ranking. The literacy rate is 65.38%. 'A fascinating excerpt from Stephen Alter's Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth. Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters Making hoarse, croaking noises they argue with each other and flap their wings. Higher Profits. About 75 percent of captive elephants are owned by private individuals. As per 2011 Census, Arunachal Pradesh has a total population of 13, 83,727 persons of which 7,13,912 are male and 6,69,815 are female. Here the sun rises an hour earlier than it does in Kashmir, at the opposite end of the time zone. As the sun is setting through a haze of pollution over the city, we turn off the highway and ask for directions to the garbage dump. What Are the Advantages of a Super Premium .Com Domain? Just three states, viz. It is a striking contrast to my memories of the Tsang Po in Tibet, where the river begins as a tiny rivulet near Mount Kailas. TIPI ELEPHANT CORRIDOR IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH , NORTH BANK LANDSCAPE NBL Conservation Programme WWF-India Department of Geography Gauhati University ASIAN RHINO AND ELEPHANT SanctuariesIndia.com. Increased Traffic. Like the steppe eagles outside Dehradun, these flesh-eating birds feed on scraps of carrion brought here from butcher shops and road kills all over the city.
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