Dampa Tiger Reserve
Tiger reserve in Mizoram, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dampa Tiger Reserve or Dampha Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve of western Mizoram, India. It covers an area of about 500 km2 (190 sq mi) in the Lushai Hills at an altitude range of 800–1,100 m (2,600–3,600 ft). It was declared a tiger reserve in 1994 and is part of Project Tiger.[1]
Dampa Tiger Reserve | |
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Location | Mizoram, India |
Nearest city | Aizawl |
Coordinates | 23°34′N 92°22′E |
Area | 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) |
Established | 1985 |
Visitors | NA |
Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |
The tropical forests of Dampa Tiger Reserve are home to a diverse flora and fauna. It consists of forest interpolated with steep precipitous hills, deep valleys, jungle streams, ripping rivulets, natural salts licks. Dampa Tiger Reserve is not easily accessible unlike other park where you can ride on a four wheeler but one has to walk through the forest if one wishes to sight animals.[2]
In the tiger census of 2018, no tiger was found in this reserve.[3] A tiger was spotted recently after seven years.[4]