Kamala Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Kamala Wildlife Sanctuary
Map:India
Relief:1
Coordinates:27.6417°N 96.6292°W
Established:1 June 2015
Area Km2:77.607
Nearest City:Daporijo

Kamala Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary located in Upper Subansiri district of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.[1] The sanctuary covers an area of and was declared as a protected area on 1 June 2015.[2] [3]

The protected area consists of a mixture of tropical, temperate and alpine forests. Fauna found in the sanctuary include leopard, Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, snow leopard, clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon, stump-tailed macaque, wild boar, Indian civet, capped langur, giant flying squirrel, great hornbill, and antelopes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wildlife sanctuaries in Arunachal Pradesh. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. 1 June 2024.
  2. National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. November 2021. 1 June 2024.
  3. Wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh. Government of Arunachal Pradesh. 1 June 2024. 9.