Nameri National Park is the second Tiger reserve of Assam,it is covering an area of about 222sq. kms is located at the foothills of eastern Himalayas about 35km from Tezpur, the nearest town.The park has dense forests cover, hills and the river Jia Bhoroli flows through it. Nameri was set up as a sanctuary on 18th September 1985 with an area of 137 sq km . Later another 75sq km wasadded to it making it an area of 212 sq km and on 15th November, 1998 it was officially established as a National park.
Nameri is a haven for many rare animals. The rich wildlife includes Tiger, Black bear, elephant, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Indian Bison, Pangolin, Indian wild dog, deer, Civet Cat, Capped Langur, Jackals etc. Various species of birds such as the endangered white winged wood duck, four species of Horn bill, butterflies and reptiles are also found here.
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