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Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary

July 25, 2026

Recently, camera-trap evidence confirmed the return of the Dhole in the Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary.

About Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary:

  • Location: It is located in Udalguri district & Baksa District of Assam.
  • The sanctuary is sited on the eastern Himalayan foothills and shares the Indo-Bhutan international transboundary
  • This sanctuary is named after the river Bornadi which flows on its western border.
  • The Nalapara River which originates from Bhutan flows from north to south along its eastern edge.
  • It was established in 1980 to protect the hispid hare(Caprolagus hispidus) and pigmy hog (Porcula salvania). 
  • Climate: It has a typical subtropical monsoon climate.
  • Vegetation: It consists of tropical semi-evergreen, moist and dry deciduous.
  • Flora: Euphorbiaceous Scrub, Alstonia scholaris, Garuga pinnata, Aphanamixis polystachya, Toona ciliata, Mesua ferrea, Terminalia chebula, Bischofia javanica, Bridelia retusa, Mellotus
  • Repandus etc.
  • Fauna: Pigmy Hog and Hispid hare, Asiatic Elephant, Royal Bengal Tiger, India Bison, Hog Deer, Wild Boar, etc.

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