The Namdapha National Park is located in the Changlang district of Arunachal
Pradesh.
Namdapha Tiger Reserve was declared in the year 1983 as the 15th Tiger Project of
the
country with a core area of 1808 Sq.Km and a buffer area of 177 Sq.Km. Namdapha is
the
name of a river which originates from Daphabum (Dapha is the name of hill, Bum means
peak of hill) and meets Noa-Dehing river. This river flows right across in a
North-South
direction of the National Park and hence the name Namdapha has been given. It is
located
at the junction of the Indian Sub-Continent Bio-geographic region and the Indo-China
Bio-geographic Region. As a result of this, an extensive diversity of flora and
fauna is
observed in this belt. The Biomes recognised are evergreen Forests, Moist deciduous
forests, sub-tropical forests, Temperate Forests and Alpine vegetation. The unique
geographical position, varied topography, high annual precipitation spreading
throughout
the year have made this virgin forest very rich in floral diversity wherein not a
single
species can be termed as the dominant species of the area.
Namdapha National Park & Tiger Reserve is widely known for its unique physical
features
of altitudinal variation from 200m to 4571m MSL due to which there is diversity in
its
floral and faunal components. It is probably the only PA in the world which harbors
all
four big cats in a single Protected Area i.e., Tiger, Leopard, Clouded leopard and
Snow
leopard exist in the same area in different niches because of the variation of
forest
types. Park assumes significance because of its location at tri-junction point of
India,
Myanmar and China.
The flora of Namdapha is unique, rich, dense and diverse in species composition. It
supports several endemics that have evolved locally or have survived only because of
protective natural barriers against the invaders. In the Phyto-geographical
relationship
and affinities, the flora of Namdapha show greater affinities with Indo-Malayan
flora,
although it also harbors the plants of other parts of India, neighbouring as well as
far
off places along with its own flora. On the basis of survey carried out by Botanical
Survey of India, it is observed that there are 73 species of lichens, 59 species of
Bryophytes, 112 species of Pteridophytes, 5species of Gymnosperms and 801species of
Angiosperms found in this area.
Website:
https://www.namdaphatigerreserve.org
