Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the South-Eastern part of Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh. The name Kamlang comes from the River Kamlang, which flows through the Sanctuary and joins Brahmaputra. Headquarter of Kamlang Tiger Reserve is based in Wakro under Lohit district. The nearest district headquarters is Tezu which is approx.70 kms from Wakro. The nearest railway station is Tinsukia Railway Junction at 138.4 km while the nearest airport at Tezu is 66 kms away from the town. APST (State Transport) buses are available from Tinsukia to Wakro for public transport and rental vehicles can also be hired from Tinsukia to reach the Wakro town.
Kamlang Tiger Reserve with its shared boundary with Namdapha Tiger Reserve in its south and adjoining reserve forests constitutes a relatively undisturbed and contiguous landscape for the conservation of tiger, co-predators, ungulates and endemic primates. It harbors a rare assemblage of sympatric carnivores such as Royal Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Leopard cat, Asiatic dhole, Golden jackal and Yellow throated marten. It also harbors an enchanting lake, called Glaw Lake spread over an area of 82 ha. The reserve is catchment area of Kamlang, Lang and Lati rivers, which are tributaries of mighty Lohit River.
The scenic beauty of the Sanctuary is un-comparable because of its location, terrain and perennial water sources. The Sanctuary has a few water bodies at a height of 600 msl and above. The most significant one is “Glaw Lake”, situated at an elevation of 1168 m and at a distance of 20 Km towards the South-East direction from Wakro. The ‘Glaw lake’ has an elevation of 1168 m and is around 18 km towards the South-East direction from Wakro. The lake serves as repository of high-altitude aquatic biodiversity. The tiger reserve also has the population of endangered spp. like Hoolock gibbon, Slow lories, Leopard cat, Himalayan palm civets etc. The famous pilgrimage centre, “Parsuram Kund” can be approached from Wakro throughout the year at a distance of 20 km.
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