Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary
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| Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
 Interactive map of Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Coordinates | 27°04′06.5″N 93°34′52.9″E / 27.068472°N 93.581361°E |
| Area | 140.30 km2 (54.17 sq mi) |
| Established | 2 February 1978[1] |
| Governing body | Secretary (Environment & Forest), Government of Arunachal Pradesh |
The Itanagar wildlife sanctuary was established in 1968 with the aim to conserve the biodiversity around the Itanagar sanctuary. The reserve forest around Itanagar became part of the sanctuary. The sanctuary has geographical boundary limits as River Pam to the east, Pachin in the south, Neorochi on the north-East and the Chingke stream in the north. The terrain is mostly hilly. Since the sanctuary is close to the city, it plays an important role in environmental education.
The forest can be classified into Tropical Semievergreen and wet evergreen forest. Pure patches of Bamboos are seen intermittently. The most common Bamboo species are Bambusa pallida (Bijuli)and Bambusa hamiltonii (kako). The other tree species are Duabanga grandiflora (Khokan), Amoora wallichi (Aman) Toona ciliata (poma), Magnolia sps (Sopa), Schima wallichi (Makrisal), Castanopsis indica (Hingori).[2]
