SINGPHAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Sept. 1, 2018

The Nagaland government has declared the Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary as an elephant reserve with the approval of Government of India in August 2018.

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This makes Singphan Elephant Reserve as the 30^th elephant reserve in the country.
It is located in Mon district of Nagaland. It is strategically located in contiguity with the Abhaypur Reserve Forest of Assam.
The creation of reserve will give better protection and conservation of elephants in the state.
and spreads over an area of 5825 acres (2357 hac).
As per recent census report (2017), Nagaland has population of around 446 elephants.

Source : PIB. Business Standard

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