Previous Year Question
In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
It is now commonly known as the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Pakke Tiger Reserve.
It is situated in the Eastern Himalayan foothills of Arunachal Pradesh and extends over approximately 862 square kilometres.
It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1977 and was designated a tiger reserve in 2002.
Its landscape contains tropical semi-evergreen forests, evergreen forests and Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests.
The Pakke River and its tributary streams are important for the hydrology and biodiversity of the region.
Higher mountainous forests occur to its north and west, while towards the south it connects with the landscape of Nameri National Park in Assam.
This connectivity makes the Pakke-Nameri landscape important for the movement of elephants, tigers and other large mammals.
Pakke Tiger Reserve supports tigers, Asian elephants, leopards, clouded leopards, gaur and several primate species.
The region is particularly famous for its diversity of hornbill species.
Great Hornbill, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill and Oriental Pied Hornbill occur here.
The community-based Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme is an important example of conserving hornbills and their nesting trees.
Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland are also biodiverse States of north-eastern India, but Pakhui or Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary is not located in them.