D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary

24th September, 2023 Environment

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Context

Two rescued wild animals, a Fishing Cat and a Python, were released in the Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh‘s East Siang district.

Details

D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Arunachal Pradesh.
It was established in 1978.
Most of this sanctuary, about 80% is covered with grass, the rest are riverine forests mixed with bamboo and secondary forests.
The sanctuary is 13km away from Pasighat, home to a variety of plants, trees and animals.
It is home to two of the great cats-the Tiger and the Leopard.
Here, one can find the endangered Takin, Hoolock Gibbon, Red Panda, Slow Lories and Capped Langur.
This park is situated between the Siang and Sibya rivers, east of Pasighat town.

The rivers, through their meandering courses, create several large and small islands or chaporis that form the sanctuary.
Eighty per cent of the sanctuary comprises alluvial wet grassland, while the remaining consists of woodland and waterbodies.
The sanctuary is divided into three ranges namely Borguli, Anchalghat, and Namsing.
Borguli and Anchalghat are the major entry points to the sanctuary.
Apart from these animals, wild buffaloes, wild elephants, Hog Deer, etc. are found here in abundance.
The sanctuary becomes home to migratory birds during the winter season and shelters species of birds from Siberia and Mongolia.
The Anchalghat range, characterized by shorter grasslands, is one of the world’s best sites for the critically endangered Bengal florican.
Other birds of interest include pied harriers, hen harriers, greater thick-knees, Himalayan rubythroats, bright-headed cisticolas, graceful prinias, chestnut-crowned warblers, and cinereous vultures.
Among other wildlife, the most ubiquitous residents of the national park include Asian elephants and Asiatic buffaloes.