Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

Aug. 18, 2025

A new study has identified at least two native plants Bombax ceiba and Lagerstroemia speciosa that have joined invasive species to alter the riverine ecosystem of eastern Assam’s Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.

About Dibru-Saikhowa National Park:

  • Location: It is a national park located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, Assam, India.
  • It was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997.
  • Rivers: The park is bounded by the Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north and Dibru River in the south.
  • Vegetation: It mainly consists of moist mixed semi-evergreen forests, moist mixed deciduous forests, canebrakes and grasslands.
  • It is the largest salix swamp forest in north-eastern India, with a tropical monsoon climate with a hot and wet summer and cool and usually dry winter. 
  • Flora: It consists of Dillenia indica, Bischofia javanica, Bombax ceiba, Lagerstroemia parviflora, etc.
  • Fauna: Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Bears, Small Indian Civet, Squirrels, Gangetic Dolphin, Slow Loris, Assamese Macague
  • It is the only habitat of feral horses in India.
  • It is an identified Important Bird Area (IBA) having more than 382 species of Birds, some of which are Greater Adjutant Stork, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Greater Crested Grebe.

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