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'''Nameri National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the foothills of the eastern [[Himalayas]] in the [[Sonitpur]] District of [[Assam]], [[India]], about 35 km from [[Tezpur]]. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village.<ref>[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/wildlife/nationalpark/nameri_national_park/index.htm Tourism.webindia123.com]</ref>
'''Nameri National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the foothills of the eastern [[Himalayas]] in the [[Sonitpur]] District of [[Assam]], [[India]], about 35 km from [[Tezpur]]. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village.<ref>[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/wildlife/nationalpark/nameri_national_park/index.htm Tourism.webindia123.com]</ref>


Nameri shares its northern boundary with the [[Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Together they constitute an area of over {{cvt|1000|km2}}, of which Nameri has a total area of {{cvt|212|km2}}.<ref name=orsurvey>{{Cite web|title=An ornithological survey in north-east India |access-date=2011-06-27 |url=http://scholar.google.com/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131002221/http://scholar.google.com/ |archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref>
Nameri shares its northern boundary with the [[Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Together they constitute an area of over {{cvt|1000|km2}}, of which Nameri has a total area of {{cvt|212|km2}}.<ref name=orsurvey>{{Cite web|title=An ornithological survey in north-east India |access-date=2011-06-27 |url=http://scholar.google.com/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131002221/http://scholar.google.com/ |archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref> Nameri National Park was declared as [[Tiger reserves of India|Tiger Reserve]] in the year 1999-2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after [[Manas Tiger Reserve]]. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-Bhoroli is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-Bhoroli, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.
Nameri National Park was declared as [[Tiger reserves of India|Tiger Reserve]] in the year 1999-2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after [[Manas Tiger Reserve]]. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-Bhoroli is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-Bhoroli, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.


== Rivers ==
== Rivers ==
[[File:NAMERI_NATIONAL_PARK_,_ASSAM,_INDIA,_Wild_Life.jpg|thumb|River in Nameri National Park]]
[[File:NAMERI_NATIONAL_PARK_,_ASSAM,_INDIA,_Wild_Life.jpg|thumb|River in Nameri National Park]]
The [[Kameng River]] of Assam was famous since the time of British for the [[Tor putitora|golden mahseer]] angling.<ref name=pressmoef>{{Cite web| title = Press Information Bureau English Releases| access-date = 2011-07-08| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48616}}</ref> The [[angling]] was officially banned in 2011.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
The [[Kameng River]] of Assam was famous since the time of British for the [[Tor putitora|golden mahseer]] angling.<ref name=pressmoef>{{Cite web| title = Press Information Bureau English Releases| access-date = 2011-07-08| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48616}}</ref> The [[angling]] was officially banned in 2011.{{cn|date=August 2021}} The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other [[tributaries]] of these two rivers are: Diji, Dinai, Nameri, Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the Arunachal Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Nameri National Park » Naparks |url=https://naparks.com/nameri-national-park/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other [[tributaries]] of these two rivers are: Diji, Dinai, Nameri, Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the Arunachal Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.{{cn|date=August 2021}}


==History==
==History==
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==Flora==
==Flora==
[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg|thumb|An orchid of Nameri]]
[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg|thumb|An orchid of Nameri]]
Nameri National Park harbours over 600 [[flora]]l species. Some notable species are [[Gmelina arborea]], [[Michelia champaca]], [[Amoora wallichi]], [[Chukrasia tabularis]], [[Lagerstroemia speciosa|Ajar]], Urium poma, Bhelu, [[Agarwood|Agaru]], [[Rudraksha]], Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, [[Terminalia myriocarpa|Hollock]], [[Mesua ferrea|Nahor]]. It is home for [[orchids]] like [[Dendrobium]], [[Cymbidium]] and [[Cypripedioideae]].<ref name =pressmoef/>
Nameri National Park harbours over 600 [[flora]]l species. Some notable species are [[Gmelina arborea]], [[Michelia champaca]], [[Amoora wallichii|Amoora wallichi]], [[Chukrasia tabularis]], [[Lagerstroemia speciosa|Ajar]], Urium poma, Bhelu, [[Agarwood|Agaru]], [[Rudraksha]], Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, [[Terminalia myriocarpa|Hollock]], [[Mesua ferrea|Nahor]]. It is home for [[orchids]] like [[Dendrobium]], [[Cymbidium]] and [[Cypripedioideae]].<ref name =pressmoef/>


==Fauna==
==Fauna==
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[[File:A pair of Asian fairy Bluebird in Nameri.jpg|thumb|A pair of [[Asian fairy bluebird]]s in Nameri National Park]]
[[File:A pair of Asian fairy Bluebird in Nameri.jpg|thumb|A pair of [[Asian fairy bluebird]]s in Nameri National Park]]
In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India |author=Barua, M. |author2=Sharma, P. |journal=Forktail |url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/aac0/a937ce8a649f373bcb4ec55409c27abc2501.pdf}}</ref>
In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India |author=Barua, M. |author2=Sharma, P. |journal=Forktail |s2cid=126539346 }}</ref>


==Conflicts and threats==
==Conflicts and threats==
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Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of [[Sonitpur]]. The other major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.<ref name =projtiger/> There is another human/animal conflict due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. The human-elephant conflict arose mainly due to herds of elephants raiding crops, damaging homes, and killing cattle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Chartier |first1=Laura |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Alexandra |last3=Ladle |first3=Richard J. |title=Habitat loss and human–elephant conflict in Assam, India: does a critical threshold exist? |journal=Oryx |year=2011 |language=en |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=528–533 |doi=10.1017/S0030605311000044 |s2cid=86804369 |issn=1365-3008|doi-access=free }}</ref> In a study published in November 2011, researchers found correlation between the human-elephant conflict and forest cover dropping below 30-40%.<ref name=":0" /> There are several cases of elephant deaths. In 2001 there were 18 elephant deaths.<ref name=paupdate33>{{Cite web |title=PROTECTED AREA UPDATE |access-date=2011-07-08 |url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225147/http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>
Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of [[Sonitpur]].
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The major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.<ref name =projtiger/> The other human/animal conflict is due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. There were several cases of elephant deaths. In 2001 there were 18 elephant deaths.<ref name=paupdate33>{{Cite web |title=PROTECTED AREA UPDATE |access-date=2011-07-08 |url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225147/http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:47, 30 January 2024

Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve
LocationSonitpur Assam India
Nearest cityTezpur, India
Coordinates27°0′36″N 92°47′24″E / 27.01000°N 92.79000°E / 27.01000; 92.79000
Area200 km2 (77.2 sq mi)
Established1978
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Websitehttp://nameritr.org

Nameri National Park is a national park in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in the Sonitpur District of Assam, India, about 35 km from Tezpur. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village.[1]

Nameri shares its northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh. Together they constitute an area of over 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi), of which Nameri has a total area of 212 km2 (82 sq mi).[2] Nameri National Park was declared as Tiger Reserve in the year 1999-2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after Manas Tiger Reserve. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-Bhoroli is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-Bhoroli, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.

Rivers

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River in Nameri National Park

The Kameng River of Assam was famous since the time of British for the golden mahseer angling.[3] The angling was officially banned in 2011.[citation needed] The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other tributaries of these two rivers are: Diji, Dinai, Nameri, Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the Arunachal Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.[4]

History

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The park was declared a reserve forest on 17 October 1978. It was set up as a Nameri Sanctuary on 18 September 1985 with an area of 137 km (85 mi) as a part of Naduar Forest Reserve. Until then the Nameri National Park was heavily used for logging. Another 75 km (47 mi) was added on 15 November 1998 when it was officially established as a National Park.

Flora

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An orchid of Nameri

Nameri National Park harbours over 600 floral species. Some notable species are Gmelina arborea, Michelia champaca, Amoora wallichi, Chukrasia tabularis, Ajar, Urium poma, Bhelu, Agaru, Rudraksha, Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, Hollock, Nahor. It is home for orchids like Dendrobium, Cymbidium and Cypripedioideae.[3]

Fauna

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Wild Elephant at Nameri National Park
A pair of white dragontails

Nameri National Park provides habitat for Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, clouded leopard, marbled cat, leopard cat, hog deer, sambar, dhole, gaur, barking deer, wild boar, sloth bear, Himalayan black bear, capped langur and Indian giant squirrel. The white winged wood duck, great pied hornbill, wreathed hornbill, rufous necked hornbill, black stork, ibisbill, blue-bearded bee-eaters, babblers, plovers and many other birds are also present.[5]

A pair of Asian fairy bluebirds in Nameri National Park

In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.[6]

Conflicts and threats

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Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of Sonitpur. The other major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.[5] There is another human/animal conflict due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. The human-elephant conflict arose mainly due to herds of elephants raiding crops, damaging homes, and killing cattle.[7] In a study published in November 2011, researchers found correlation between the human-elephant conflict and forest cover dropping below 30-40%.[7] There are several cases of elephant deaths. In 2001 there were 18 elephant deaths.[8]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nameri National Park.
  1. ^ Tourism.webindia123.com
  2. ^ "An ornithological survey in north-east India". Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Nameri National Park » Naparks". 23 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Nameri-Aassam". Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  6. ^ Barua, M.; Sharma, P. "The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India". Forktail. S2CID 126539346.
  7. ^ a b Chartier, Laura; Zimmermann, Alexandra; Ladle, Richard J. (2011). "Habitat loss and human–elephant conflict in Assam, India: does a critical threshold exist?". Oryx. 45 (4): 528–533. doi:10.1017/S0030605311000044. ISSN 1365-3008. S2CID 86804369.
  8. ^ "PROTECTED AREA UPDATE". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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