About Behali Wildlife Sanctuary:
- It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in Assam.
- Situated in the north of the Brahmaputra River, Behali is situated at a disputed border between Assam and Arunachal.
- With Kaziranga National Park as its close neighbour, it serves as an important elephant corridor.
- It is part of the Sonitpur Elephant Reserve that was notified in 2003.
- Flora:
- The forest is Tropical Wet Evergreen and Semi-evergreen.
- Some fine patches of primary rainforest are still to be seen in the area.
- The top canopy consists of species such as Tetrameles nudiflora, an emergent deciduous species, which is widely used by hornbills for nesting.
- Fauna:
- It is home to several threatened wildlife species, including the Asian Elephant, Tiger, Bengal Slow Loris, White-winged Duck, Hog Deer, and Chinese Pangolin, along with critically endangered species such as the Black Softshell Turtle and Red-necked Vulture.
- It has also been declared an “Important Bird Area”. Common bird species include the Wreathed Hornbill, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Woolly-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant Stork, etc.
