Raimona National Park

Published on 10 Apr 2025

•  The vulnerable mammal species, Mainland Serow, was recently sighted in Raimona National Park.
• It is the 6th National Park of Assam located in the Kokrajhar district. 
• It was declared a national park in 2021 and is located along the Indo-Bhutan border.
• It shares contiguous forest patches with Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park in Bhutan.
• It is bounded on the west by the Sonkosh river and the Saralbhanga river on the east.
• Both the rivers are tributaries of Brahmaputra. 
• The Pekua river defines Raimona’s southern boundary.
• It is famous for Golden Langur, an endemic species which has been named as the mascot of Bodoland region.
• It also has Asian elephant, Royal Bengal tiger, Clouded leopard, Indian gaur, Wild water buffalo, Spotted deer, Hornbill, more than 150 species of butterflies, 170 species of birds, 380 varieties of plants and orchids

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