About Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location: It is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is named after ‘Mehao Lake’ situated in core zone of the sanctuary.
- Major perennial rivers and streams that flow through the sanctuary are Ashupani, Deopani, Enjopan, Diphu and Jowe.
- This Sanctuary consists of four forest types: Tropical Evergreen Forests, Sub-Tropical & Temperate Forests, Temperate Broad Leave Forest and Temperate Conifer Forest.
- Flora: Important tree species are HollocK, Khokan, Mekai, Simul. The bamboo of the variety Dendrocalamus Hamiltonii is found in abundance.
- The medicinal plants Coptis Teeta (Mishmi Teeta) is an endemic species and Taxus baccata are available here.
- Fauna: Clouded leopard, marbled cat, wild dog, spotted linsang, Himalayan Black Bear and Red Panda are some of the prominent species found in the sanctuary.
