Paradise of India, North-East

Wildlife:
The North-eastern part of India is also enriched with various wildlife sanctuaries and National parks which attracts lots of tourist to the region through out the year. These places are home to some of the rarest wildlife species, most of the national parks and sanctuaries are situated in Assam and Meghalaya. Declared world heritage site the Kaziranga National park of Assam is the natural habitat of the one-horned rhinoceros. Besides the one horned Rhinoceros, Elephant, Indian bison, Swamp Deer, Samber, Hog Deer, Sloth Bear, Tiger, Leopard cat, Jungle cat, Hog badger, Capped langur, Hollock gibbon, Jackal, Goose, Hornbills, Ibis, Cormorants, Egret, Heron fishing eagle etc. are also the part of it. During winter various types migratory birds are also seen here. Kaziranga which is the habitat of various wildlife species consist of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes and shallow pools. Another important World heritage site is the Manas National Park , situated in the bank of river Manas and near the foothills of the Himalayas. The park is the unique combination of the scenic beauty and rare species of wildlife. Manas has its own peculiar faunal features, the rarest species of which are Hispid Hare, Pigmy Hog, Golden Langur, Indian Rhinoceros, Asiatic Buffalo etc. Other commonly seen animals are Elephant, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Himalayan Bear, Wild Boar, Samber, Swamp Deer, Hog Deer etc. it is also one of the nine tiger reserves of India. Other important national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Assam are DIBRU-SAIKHOWA NATIONAL PARK,NAMERI NATIONAL PARK,ORANG (RAJIV GANDHI) NATIONAL PARK , POBITORA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY,SONAI RUPAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY,BURA-CHAPORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY,LAOKHOWA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY,POBHA OR MILROY SANCTUARY,CHAKRASHILA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY,BORNADI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY,GORAMPANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, GOLAGHAT.
The state of Meghalaya is also reach in wildlife. The state has two important National parks Nobrek and Balpakam, and two wildlife sanctuaries - Nongkyllem and Siju. Balpakam is a very fertile land and the Balpakam hills provide scopes for archaeological studies. The fauna of this area includes elephants, wild buffaloes, gaur (Indian bison), sambar, barking deer, wild boar, slow loris, capped langur as well as predators such as tigers, leopards, clouded leopards and the rare golden cats. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the Garo Hills district. The reserve is one of the least disturbed forest tracts of the sub-Himalayan ranges. It is the first biosphere reserve of its kind in the northeast region. The Garo Hills contain many natural limestone caves. The famous Siju Cave is located very close to the Nophak Lake near the Simsang River Game Reserve. The cave is filled with water and is miles long. The region is rich with various kind of flora and fauna, which attracts thousands and thousands of tourist to the land

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