Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary

Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Mon district, Nagaland, India.[1] It was declared as an elephant reserve by the Nagaland government on 16 August 2018 and is also known as ‘Singphan Elephant Reserve. It is the 30th elephant reserve in the country.[2]

Location

Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 23.57 sq. km. or 5825 acres. Located in the Northwestern part of Nagaland, Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary shares a border with Abhaypur Reserve Forest which is located in Assam.[3][4][5]

Flora & fauna

The wildlife sanctuary has various varieties of both plant and animal life. Trees rich in timber and medicinal value grow here. Wild lilies, Maples, White Orchids, Blue Vanda etc are a few varieties of flora found here along with herbs, edible plants and shrubs. To name a few animals such as elephants, tigers, tragopan, mountain goats, spotted leopards, hornbills, etc, are found here.[6]

References
  1. "Shangphan Wildlife Sanctuary | MON | India". Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  2. "Singphan wildlife sanctuary declared 30th elephant reserve of the country". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2018-08-31. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  3. "National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Nagaland". Nagaland GK. 2018-08-05. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. News, Ne Now (2018-08-31). "Nagaland govt declares Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary as Singphan Elephant Reserve". NORTHEAST NOW. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  5. "Vajiram IAS App for UPSC Aspirants". vajiramias.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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