Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary:
The Assam government is moving to create a new Reserved Forest adjacent to the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Sonitpur district of Assam.
- Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary is s geographically located on the south bank of the Brahmaputra, in Assam.
- It is a part of the Laokhowa-Burachapori eco-system.
- It is nestled between the Kaziranga National Park(NP) to the east and the Orang NP to the west and Laokhowa WLS to the south.
- It falls under the sub-tropical monsoon climatic regime.
- It comprises of a mosaic of wet alluvial grassland, riparian and semi-evergreen forests dotted by wetland and river systems.
- The grassland is also rich in various kinds of medicinal herbs and plants.
- It also has Hollang, Mekai, Dhuna, Udiyam, Nahar, Samkothal, Bheer,
- It is home to the Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros, tiger, leopard, wild buffalo, hog deer, wild pig, and elephants.
- It also consists of highly endangered Bengal Florican, Black-necked Stork, Mallard, Open billed Stork, Teal, and Whistling Duck among others.
