Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary

The colorful and exuberant state of Assam abounds in tradition, history, folklore, grandeur, architectural splendor as well as panoramic natural beauty. Among the various parks and sanctuaries in Assam, the Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary deserves special mention.

Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary is set in a breathtaking locale that covers a moderate expanse of 44.06 sq. km. The wildlife reserve lies on the northern bank of the turbulent Brahmaputra River in Sonitpur District.

The sanctuary's panoramic beauty cannot be expounded by mere words. The landscape is a quixotic medley of the Himalayan Mountains that dominate the skyline of the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh as well as the undulating, green-carpeted valleys laced by the rippling cascades of hilly springs and rivulets as well as the torrential flow of the mighty Brahmaputra River.

The Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary is an idyllic paradise for the Bengal Florican as well as other varieties of migratory birds. The sanctuary is a coveted haunt of bird lovers who sit in the wilderness and watch the colorful and disciplined birds go about their daily lives as the hours while away.

Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary provides the much-needed freshness to city slickers residing in a raucous concrete jungle. The lush landscape quivering in the dancing breeze in the brass sky as a handful of dark specks wheeled round and round and twittering merrily and narrating their own tale are a sight to behold.

India's pride, the great Indian one horned rhino as well as otter, civet cat, leopard cat, Asiatic buffalo, wild boar and barking deer add to the charm of the natural milieu. Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary also houses an excellent collection of insects, reptiles and fishes.