Kameng Elephant Reserve

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?Kameng Elephant Reserve Arunachal Pradesh • India
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Kameng Elephant Reserve
Coordinates: 27°05′00″N 92°26′00″E / 27.083333, 92.433333
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	1,894 km² (731 sq mi) • 3,250 m (10,663 ft)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	• 28 °C (82 °F) • -2 °C (28 °F)
Nearest city	Tezpur
District(s)	West Kameng and East Kameng
Established	2002
Governing body	Secretary (Political), Government of Arunachal Pradesh
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Coordinates: 27°05′00″N 92°26′00″E / 27.083333, 92.433333 Kameng Elephant Reserve is an 1,894 km² (731 sq mi) Elephant Reserve established June 19, 2002 in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng and East Kameng Districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The reserve headquarters are at Seijosa.

[edit] Geography

The reserve extends from the Papum River in the East to the common boundary between Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan in the west. In the south it touches the common boundary of Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary and Nameri National Park of Assam. Tenga Reserved Forest and Seppa Unclassed State Forests lie to the North of the Reserve. It includes Sessa Orchid Sanctuary (36 km².) in the north, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (128 km².) in the west, Pakke (Pakhui) wildlife sanctuary and Tiger Reserve (586 km².) across the Kameng river to the east and Reserved Forests under Khellong Forest Division (1144 km².). Altitude ranges extremely from 100 metres (328 ft) to 3,250 metres (10,663 ft).^[1]