In the recent
past during second quarter of March 2013, ONGCHA, Assam Chapter successfully
conducted Trekking in the Joypur Rainforest. Some of the very enthusiastic senior members on Assam Chapter participated
in the trekking.
The
beautiful Joypur Rainforest is located in Dibrugarh district of Assam. With
rich bio-diversity , a nature’s bounty, Joypur Rainforest is spreading over an
area of 108 sq km. This range of forest is a home to a large number of rare and
endangered species, such as, clouded leopard, sloth bear, leopard, tiger, elephant, Indian bison,
sambar, slow loris, capped langurs, hoolock gibbons and flying squirrels. Among
the birds are drongoes, pheasants, oriales, jacanas, wood ducks, eagles, owls,
hornbills and minivests, etc.
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