Wildlife Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is the perfect destination if you are a wildlife enthusiast. This destination has several tourist attractions covered with well-endowed sanctuaries as well as national parks. Having several rich flora and over 500 species of fauna Arunachal is the ultimate place to visit for wildlife tourism. There are eight wildlife reserves in Arunachal Pradesh and the notable must visit wildlife sanctuaries and national parks are Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary, Kane Wildlife Sanctuary, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Mouling National Park, Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Dr, D. Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, Dihang-Debang Biosphere Reserve and Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary.

The largest state in Northeast in terms of area, Arunachal Pradesh is blooming with natural environs. The lush green meadows and archers of woodlands provide a perfect shelter to some of the rare animals and birds. Arunachal Pradesh is perhaps the only state to have four major cats - tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard. Besides, other cats like the golden cat, leopard cat and the marbled cat are also found around Arunachal. Apart from the giant cats, this wildlife destination has other major attractive species like hoolock gibbon, Assamese macaque, pig-tailed macaque, capped langur. One of the endangered species ‘hispid hare’ is also found in the state.

Arunachal Pradesh Travel Information at a Glance