Dampa Tiger Reserve is the only tiger reserve in Mizoram.
1. Dampa Tiger Reserve
- Dampa Tiger Reserve is located in the Mamit District of the state of Mizoram in northeastern India.
- It lies along the international border with Bangladesh.
- In 1985, Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary was initially declared under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
- In 1994-95, Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary was designated as a tiger reserve.
- Area: Dampa Tiger Reserve covers an approximate area of 500 square kilometers (193 square miles).
- Core: 500 sq.km.
- Buffer: 488 sq.km.
- Total: 988 sq.km.
- Hills: The highest point of the Dampa Tiger Reserve is the Chhawrpialtlang with an altitude of 1095m. Other peaks are Dampatlang (869 M) and Pathlawilunglentlang (780 m).
- River: Here are the rivers that flow through the reserve:
- Khawthlangtuipui River
- Teirei River
- Tributaries of Teirei River (Keisalam River, Seling River, and Aivapui River)
- Flora: Here are some common types of flora that can be found in Dampa Tiger Reserve:
- Tropical Evergreen Forests
- Semi-Evergreen Forests
- Bamboo Forests
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Golden Cat, Leopard Cat, Marbled Cat, Wild Dog (Dhole), Himalayan Black Bear, Malayan Sun Bear, Indian Elephant, Gaur, Sambar, Serow, Great Indian Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Indian Rock Python, King Cobra Bengal Monitor Lizard, Indian Flying Lizard etc.
- Dampa had one of the highest population densities of clouded leopards.