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Biological park Itanagar

The Forests of Arunachal Pradesh constitutes a major portion of Eastern Himalayan, ‘Global Biodiversity Hotspot’ with immensely rich floral and faunal species including as many Endemic species. The State of Arunachal Pradesh has 66,431 sq.km of area under forest and tree cover which is 79.63% of its total geographic area as per the Forest Survey of India’s Status of Forest Report-2021. This makes the Arunachal Pradesh as the second largest State having highest forest cover in the country in terms of percentage of its total geographic area. Out of total forest cover, it has a Protected Area Network (PAN) of an area of 9,779 Sq. km. which is around 11.90% of the geographical area of the State (19.37 % of the Forest area of State) against a national average of around 4% geographical area. There are 13 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 2 National Parks, 3 Tiger Elephant Reserves, 2 Elephant Reserves, 9 Community Reserves and 1 Biosphere Reserve in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

Further, the state of Arunachal Pradesh is one of the major biodiversity hotspots of the country having about 20% of the Country’s fauna including, Mammals: 210 species, Primates: 10 species, Birds: 850species, Reptiles: 115 species, Amphibians: 50 species, Fishes: 215 species and Butterflies: 900 species. And the State is also having about 25% floral species, including flowering plants: about 5000 species, Rhododendrons: 75species, Medicinal plants: 500 species, Bamboos: 45species, Canes (Rattans): 17species, Timber yielding trees: 45species, Orchids: 600 species.