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 shares its northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh. Together they constitute an area of over 1,000 sq.km, of which Nameri has a total area of 212 sq km. 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.
With river Jia Bhoroli running between, it is the most scenic of all the national parks of Assam. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife, 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.
Mammals: Sloth Bear, Gaur (Indian Bison), Dhole (the Asiatic wild dog), Hog Deer, Muntjac, Wild Boar, Himalayan Black Bear, Capped Langur, Indian Giant Squirrel, Tiger Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Sambar, Assamese macaque, and many others.
Birds: White-winged wood duck (an endangered species) is one of the main attractions among bird watchers here. Other species include Drongos, grey-headed fishing eagles, Bee-eaters, Babblers, Plovers, Mainas, Barbets, Bulbuls, Ibis and four species of Hornbills etc.
Forest Type
Tropical evergreen, Semi-evergreen, Moist deciduous forests
Yearly and weekly off
Holi, Diwali
Area
212 square kilometre
