The D’Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is approachable from Anchalghat range headquarter of which is 35 Km from Pasighat and Borguli range which is approx. 25 Km from Mebo Sub-Division headquarter. The nearest airport is Mohanbari from where one can come directly to Oyiramghat by ferry. Pasighat is connected by road to rest of the country via Jonai & Silapathar in Assam. Nearest railhead is Murkongselek (Jonai) in Assam, which is 22 Km from Anchalghat range headquarter.
This Sanctuary is one of it’s a kind in Arunachal Pradesh. At least 75% of the total sanctuary area is alluvial grassland & rest is covered by patches of woodland & water courses. The total length of river course is approx. 100 Km housing a host of aquatic animal including the magnificent Gangetic dolphin. The altitude in Sanctuary ranges from 135 m to 140 m above MSL gradually decreasing from north to south. The sanctuary houses a host of vertebrates including mammal, reptiles, fishes & birds many of which are rare, threatened and endangered. Among other wildlife, perhaps the most ubiquitous residents of the national park include Asian elephants and Asiatic buffaloes. While the buffaloes are usually seen in the grasslands, the elephants are present both in the grasslands and the surrounding forest patches.
Also, there is presence of hog deer, jackal, wild boar, rhesus macaques, common leopard, leopard cat, fishing cat, Indian porcupine, sambar, and barking deer. The entire grassland offers an ideal grazing ground for the herbivores with palatable grasses of various species. Additionally, there is a good chance of spotting Ganges River dolphins in the river. Some of the most interesting grassland birds are found here in unique riverine grassland habitat. Although the grassland patches are dense and at times inaccessible, one can go about birdwatching fairly easily if acquainted with birdcalls. Apart from a good population of species like the black-breasted parrotbill, Jerdon’s babbler, chestnut-capped babbler, yellow-bellied prinia, Indian grassbird is also very likely to hear and see the elusive swamp grass babbler and marsh babbler. It is also nesting ground of migratory birds prominently Bengal Floricans.
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