The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the eight

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Location

It is located in the Upper Dibang Valley district covering an area of . The sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, red goral,

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(at least two species),

red panda The red panda (''Ailurus fulgens''), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzz ...

Asiatic black bear The Asian black bear (''Ursus thibetanus''), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It is distributed from southeast ...

, occasional

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and

Gongshan muntjac The Gongshan muntjac (''Muntiacus gongshanensis'') is a species of muntjac (a type of deer) living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar. Ongoin ...

occur while among birds there are the rare Sclater's monal and

Blyth's tragopan Blyth's tragopan (''Tragopan blythii'') or the grey-bellied tragopan, is a pheasant that is a vulnerable species. The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Benga ...

Flora and fauna

A new species of a flying squirrel, has been recently discovered from the edge of this sanctuary. It has been named the Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista mishmiensis'').Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2009). One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India 8: 26-34, plates. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located fully or partly within Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve It is protected by the

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References

External links

Dibang Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Official Website.
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