Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Lawkhuwa Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
![]() Sunset in a flood affected zone of Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Location | Assam, India |
Nearest city | Nagaon |
Coordinates | 26°30′24″N 92°42′38″E / 26.50667°N 92.71056°ECoordinates: 26°30′24″N 92°42′38″E / 26.50667°N 92.71056°E |
Area | 70.13 sq. km[1] |
Established | 1972[1] |
Governing body | Department of Environment & Forests, Assam |
Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary (Assamese: লাওখোৱা অভয়াৰণ্য) is protected area located in the state of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers 70.13 km2, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River in Nagaon district,[2] It is situated 40 km downstream of the Kaziranga National Park and 30 km northwest of the Orang National Park on the other side of the river Brahmaputra.
It is a part of the Laokhowa-Burachapori eco-system. The sanctuary is an ideal habitat for Indian rhinoceros and Asiatic water buffaloes. Other animals found here are the royal Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, Indian boar, civet, leopard cat, hog deer, etc. Over 200 species of birds have been recorded in the sanctuary, including migratory birds.[3]
Laokhowa had more than 70 Indian rhinos in early 1980s which were all killed by poachers. In 2016, two rhinos, a mother and her daughter, were reintroduced to the sanctuary from Kaziranga National Park as part of the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) program, but both animals died within months due to natural causes.[4]
It is open for tourists from the beginning of November to the end of April.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Wildlife Database: List of Protected Areas in India" (PDF). Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam)". Assamforest.in. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ https://india.mongabay.com/2019/09/who-killed-the-wandering-rhino-in-assam/ Who killed the wandering rhino in Assam?], mongabay.com, 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Laokhowa & Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary | Nagaon District | Government Of Assam, India". nagaon.gov.in. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- IUCN Category IV
- Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests
- Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam
- Nagaon district
- Protected areas established in 1972
- 1972 establishments in Assam
- Indian protected area stubs
- Assam geography stubs