Wildlife of Nagaland

Though Nagaland is a small state, it has been endowed with a wide variety of forest types on account of its unique geographic locations and wide range of physiographic terrain obtained in the state. Forest occupy an area of approximately 8, 62,930 ha, of which government forest account for 11.7%. The private forests vested with the villagers are being haphazardly, unscientifically exploited without taking into consideration the future supply.

There are 3 wildlife sanctuaries and 1 national park in the state. The total area under protected area network is 22,643 ha, constituting only 1.37% of the geographic area.

Nagaland, northeast Indian country exquisitely rich in biodiversity and is a habitat to a number of the dandiest plant life and animals, not leaving in the back of the beautiful birds. Owing to its variety in birds, Nagaland is referred to as Falcon capital of the arena. Nagaland helps a flamboyant tribal lifestyle which leaves anybody traveling the vicinity surprised and dazzled. Nagaland is a hill state placed in a long way north-eastern part of India. It borders the nation of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and a part of Assam to the north, Myanmar to the east and Manipur to the south. The kingdom capital is Kohima and the largest metropolis is Dimapur. The faunal range of Nagaland includes about sixty seven commonplace wild animals, 519 fowl species and 149 fish species and a number of reptiles and amphibians. The outstanding Indian hornbill is one of the maximum well-known birds found within the country.

The Fakim Sanctuary in Nagaland is located in the eastern hills of Kiphire district close to the Myanmar border.The sanctuary lies in the Pungro circle headquarter in Nagaland. The Nagaland Fakim Sanctuary is spread over an area of 642 ha. The Fakim Sanctuary receives high rainfall and is home to numerous flora & fauna. The sanctuary houses some of the rare species of flora & fauna, found elsewhere.

Located 37 km from Dimapur and 111 km from Kohima, Intanki Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the Hoolock Baboon, the only gibbon found in India. The sanctuary also has a sizeable number of elephant, tiger, mithun, samber, wild dog and sloth bear.The sanctuary is protected by the Forest Wildlife Department. The sanctuary covers an area of around 202sq.kms, which abounds in natural vegetation. The sanctuary has a large number of mountains & hills and the altitude of the place ranges around 677m. The place is very rich in natural vegetation and comprises of various species of plants & trees that are hard to find somewhere else. The time period between the months of November/February is the ideal time for visiting the place. The sanctuary is a home to various rare species of wild animals. The chief attraction of the sanctuary is the Hoolock Gibbon, which is the only kind of Gibbon that is found in India. In addition to this, one can see various other animals like Elephants, Sambar, Goral, Barking deer, Flying squirrel, Tiger, Mithun, Sloth bear, Wild dog and many more. One can also see various types of birds like Hornbill, Common pheasant, Kaleej, Black stor etc.

Ntangki National Park is a wildlife park located in Peren district of Nagaland, India. Among the creatures that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, palm civets, black stork, tiger, white-breast kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear.

The Ghosu Bird Sanctuary is situated at 8 km south-west part of Zunheboto, Nagaland, India. Zunhebeto is spread within the clumps of hillocks.