Raimona

Raimona National Park is in the far west of Assam, in Kokrajhar district in the Bodoland Territorial Region. It covers 422 km² and was created on 9 June 2021^[1].

Mammals include Asian elephant, gaur, golden langur, Bengal tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, Himalayan black bear, Chinese pangolin, dhole, slow loris, sambar and hispid hare. Birds include white-bellied heron, great pied hornbill, ibisbill and several vultures^[1].

The park is said to hold 380 varieties of plants and orchids^[1].

The park lies on the Assam-Bhutan border in the foothill forests of the Himalaya.

The park lies in the humid forest belt of western Assam.

The forest was first proposed as the Ripu-Chirang Wildlife Sanctuary, taking in part of Ripu Reserved Forest, with Chirang Reserved Forest also considered^[1].

It was created in 2021 to conserve the Asian elephant, gaur and golden langur, which have large populations there^[1].

The golden langur and elephants are the main wildlife interest^[1].

Gossaigaon is the nearest city^[1].

The park forms a contiguous forest with Bhutan's Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, together the Indo-Bhutan Transboundary Conservation Area recognised in 2010. It also buffers Manas National Park and Buxa Tiger Reserve^[1].