Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve:
The elusive and endangered white-eared night heron has been camera-trapped in Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh recently.
- Namdapha, a national park and tiger reserve, lies on the international border between India and Myanmar within Changlang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
- It covers an area of 1985.23 sq.km.
- It is located at the junction of the Indian subcontinent and Indo-China biogeographic Regions.
- It is nestled between the Dapha Bum ridge of the Mishmi Hills of the northeastern Himalayas and the Patkai Ranges.
- It has a common boundary with Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh).
- The Namdapha River (a tributary of Noa-Dihing River) flows right across in a north-south direction of this reserve, and hence the name Namdapha has been given.
- White-Eared Night Heron is a medium brown heron with a brown-streaked breast and a white patch on the side of the head. Scientific Name: Oroanassa magnifica. It is primarily found in southern China and northern Vietnam and has an estimated global population of fewer than 1,000 individuals. Known for being extremely secretive and nocturnal, the white-eared night heron is rarely observed in the wild .It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
