Raimona National Park: In News
A firing incident was recently reported from the Athiabari Range of Raimona National Park in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, with a man suspected of involvement in illegal deforestation allegedly being shot by forest personnel.
- Raimona National Park is located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam within the Bodoland Territorial Region.
- It lies along the India-Bhutan border at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.
- It shares contiguous forest patches of Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park in Bhutan.
- The Sankosh River flows along the western boundary.
- The Saralbhanga River lies on the eastern side.
- Pekua River forms the southern boundary.
- Mostly, this park flourishes with myriads of orchid species, other tropical rainforest species, and riverine grasslands.
- Other intriguing fauna includes varieties of bamboo and numerous wetland ecosystems.
- It boasts of an endangered primate species called the Golden Langur, which has been named the mascot of the Bodoland region.
- The park is also inhabited by various other species such as elephant, Bengal tiger, wild bison, white-spotted deer, clouded leopard, and wild buffalo.
