Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary

Oct. 28, 2024

Once a flourishing refuge for numerous bird species, Assam's Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary now faces an alarming biodiversity crisis, with avian diversity plummeting by over 70%.

About Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary:

It is a small wetland located at the boundary of the Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam.
It covers an area of around 11.25 sq.km.
It was in 1996 that the then government of Assam officially declared this region a wildlife sanctuary.
It was part of the River Subansiri (tributary of Brahmaputra), which now flows 7 km away from the lake.
The sanctuary experiences moist tropical climate with and receives about 2000mm rainfall every year.
The vegetation of the sanctuary comprises of flooded valley grassland and wetland.
A large number of migratory waterfowl are seen in winter while some globally threatened species such as the Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis and Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus are seen all over the year.