DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF MAMMALS IN AMCHANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

摘要

This paper reports the results of a survey carried out in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, in Assam, India, to identify the mammalian fauna. The Amchang WLS comprises three Reserve Forests (RF), viz., Amchang RF (53.18 km~2), South Amchang RF (15.50 km~2), and Khanapara RF (9.96 km~2). The entire wildlife sanctuary has an area of 78.64 km~2. The three reserved forests were combined to establish this sanctuary, vide government notification (order no. FRW.11/224/25), on 19-06-04.