Five Elephant Reserves in Assam - Assam Geography/Environment Notes
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Five Elephant Reserves in Assam
Elephant is the largest terrestrial mammal of India .Elephant being wide ranging animal requires large areas. The requirement of food and water for elephants are very high and therefore their population can be supported only by forests that are under optimal conditions.
Indian elephants are mainly found in the central and southern Western Ghats, North-east India, eastern India and northern India and in some parts of southern peninsular India. It is included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). It occurs in 16 states in the country and is showing an increasing trend across its distributional range.
Asian elephants are confined to Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia and some Asian Islands – Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia. About 60% of the Asian elephant population is in India.
| Elephant Reserves in Assam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Reserves | Location | Area | Dt of incorporation | |
| 1. | Chirang-Ripu ER | Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Udalguri | 2600.00 | 06-03-03 |
| 2. | Sonitpur ER | Sonitpur | 1420.00 | 07-03-03 |
| 3. | Dining Patkai ER | Dibrugarh & Tinsukia | 937.00 | 07-04-03 |
| 4. | Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong ER | Sonitpur, Nagoan, Golaghat, & Karbi Anglong | 3270.00 | 17-04-03 |
| 5. | Dhansiri-Lungding ER | Karbi Anglong, Nagoan & N.C.Hills | 2740.00 | 19-0 |
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