Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary


Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated on the foothills of Himalayas bordering Bhutan in the north and in Udalguri district & Baksa District of Assam. This sanctuary is named after the river Bornadi which flows on its western border. It is from Tangla town and from Guwahati. The sanctuary was established in 1980 to protect the hispid hare and pigmy hog. Pretty approachable at about 11 km out of library point, the sanctuary is home to many birds such as The White Capped Water Redstart and the Red Billed Blue Magpie. If you are lucky you can also spot some animals including panther, deer, Himalayan goat and even a leopard at times.

Climate

The climate of the area is warm

Biodiversity

There are mammals such as the pygmy hog, golden langur, clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon and white-winged wood duck. There are also some migratory and local birds like peafowl, hornbill, swamp partridge, Bengal florican, kingfisher, woodpecker.