Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary

Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View of Eaglenest forest canopy
Map showing the location of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates27°06′0″N 92°24′0″E / 27.10000°N 92.40000°E / 27.10000; 92.40000
Area218 square kilometres (84 sq mi)
Established1989
Visitors75 (in 2006)
Governing bodyGovernment of Arunachal Pradesh

Eaglenest or Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of India in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. It conjoins Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the Kameng river to the east. Altitude ranges are extreme: from 500 metres (1,640 ft) to 3,250 metres (10,663 ft).[1] It is a part of the Kameng Elephant Reserve.

Eaglenest is notable as a prime birding site due to the extraordinary variety, numbers and accessibility of species.

Eaglenest derives its name from Red Eagle Division of the Indian army which was posted in the area in the 1950s.[2]

  1. ^ See Map 1 Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Topo map
  2. ^ Athreya Ramana (3/13/2005) Kaati Trust, Pune Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine