NAMDAPHA NATIONAL PARK:
Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve at the eastern tip of India is the last true wilderness you will find anywhere in the old world. Thick, impenetrable tropical rain forest growth covering an area of 1985.23 square kilometers forms the core of this natural paradise. Namdapha lies along the turbulent Noa-Dihing River at the international border between India and Myanmar within Changlang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast India. It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1983. The areas vegetation may be broadly classified into tropical, temperate and alpine vegetation stretching from monsoon forests right up to the snows. The mountainous terrain, criss-crossed by innumerable streams supports a subtropical humid climate sustaining some of the best mamallian fauna in the sub-continent. More than 60% of the land mammals genera found in India are represented in Namdapha and it is the only place in the world where 4 big cats are found.
Namdapha is justly a birding paradise with more than 400 species represented with some only found in this area in India. From Ibisbills and White-bellied Herons on the Noa-Dihing, to Blyth’s Tragopans, Blue-naped Pittas, Snowy-throated babblers, Cochoas, Ward’s Trogons, Beautiful Nuthatches, Rufous-necked Hornbills - Namdapha is the last word in exotics and the rare.
MISHMI HILLS:
The Mishmi Hills is a southward extension of the Great Himalayan Mountain Range - its northern and eastern reaches touching China. This is breath-taking terrain resulting due to the twisting of the Himalayan ranges as they turn and descend rapidly to the tropical forests of China and Myanmar. The Mishmi Hills area can be divided into two broad sections: the flood plains of the tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, and the Arunachal Himalayas consisting of snow-capped mountains, lower Himalayan ranges and the Shivalik hills. Steeply sloping landform, sub-tropical evergreen forest vegetation, and high rainfall characterize the area. Nowhere else in the Himalayas can one find so much pristine forest and biodiversity. Sub-tropical evergreen forests are the most severely altered in the Himalayas and the Mishmi area is one of the last strongholds for many species dependent on this forest type. Over 6,000 plants species, 100 species of mammals, 681 species of birds, 500 species of orchids, 52 species of Rhododendron and a large number of butterflies, and insects can be found in these forests.