Pakhui wildlife sanctuary Travel Guide

Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary is a popular tourist destination that is located at Bhalukpong in West Kameng District of A.P. The Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary is inhabited by the Bengal tiger and the great pied hornbill. Apart from these, other inhabitants that can be easily seen is the white winged wood duck. Other animals that can be seen easily are elephants, peacock, gaurs, sambhar, binturong, leopard and Kalij pheasant. This sanctuary is also known as the Pakke tiger reserve.

Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) offers a pristine landscape and is home to some of the rare species of flora and fauna. What makes PTR special are the brilliant efforts of the Forest Department and local communities like that of Nyishi Tribe who inhabit in the area around the park to protect the wildlife here. The significant measures that included penalties on wildlife violation changed the scenario in the reserve, making it quite a safe place for the flora and fauna to flourish in peace. Resultant, the reserve has become a shelter for over 2000 species of plants, 300 species of birds, 40 species of mammals, 30 species of amphibians and 36 species of reptiles. There are many species of the flora and fauna existing in PTR that are globally threatened and two of them includes Hornbill and White Winged Wood Duck.

This Tiger Reserve has also won India Biodiversity Award 2016 in the category of 'Conservation of threatened species' for its Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme. PTR adjoins reserved forests and Nameri National Park of Assam in south and south-east and to its east, lies the Pakke River and Papum Reserve Forest. In the west, the park is bounded by the Bhareli or Kameng River, Doimara RF and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary and in the north it is flanked by the Kameng River and the Shergaon Forest Division. The habitat types in the park include are lowland semi-evergreen, evergreen forest and Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests. A total of 343 woody species of flowering plants can be seen in PTR and the notable animals here are tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, jungle cat, wild dog jackal, Himalayan black bear, binturong, elephant, gaur, sambar, hog deer, barking deer, wild boar, yellow throated Martin, Malayan giant squirrel, flying squirrel, squirrel, civet, capped langur, rhesus macaque, Assamese macaque, and bison.

People who like to get indulged with nature must visit this place. It is advised to carry your own binoculars so that you do not miss the sight of many rare birds and animal; the main mission here is to save the dying Bengal tiger.