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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{short description|National park in Assam, India}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve
| photo = Nameri Signage (English).jpg
| photo_caption =
| map = India Assam#India
| map_caption =
| iucn_category = II
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| location = [[Sonitpur]], [[Assam]] [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Tezpur]], [[India]]
| coords = {{coord|27|0|36|N|92|47|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|200|km2|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}
| established = 1978
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| relief = 1
| mapframe = Yes
| governing_body = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests]], [[Government of India]]
| website = http://nameritr.org
}}

'''Nameri National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the foothills of the eastern [[Himalayas]] in the [[Sonitpur]] District of [[Assam]], [[India]], about 35 km from [[Tezpur]]. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village. It shares its northern boundary with the [[Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Together they constitute an area of over {{cvt|1000|km2}}, of which Nameri has a total area of {{cvt|200|km2}}.<ref name=orsurvey>{{Cite web|title=An ornithological survey in north-east India |access-date=2011-06-27 |url=http://scholar.google.com/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131002221/http://scholar.google.com/ |archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref> Nameri National Park was declared as [[Tiger reserves of India|Tiger Reserve]] in the year 2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after [[Manas Tiger Reserve]]. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-Bharali is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-Bharali, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.

== Rivers ==
[[File:NAMERI_NATIONAL_PARK_,_ASSAM,_INDIA,_Wild_Life.jpg|thumb|River in Nameri National Park]]
The [[Kameng River]] of Assam was famous since the time of British for the [[Tor putitora|golden mahseer]] angling.<ref name=pressmoef>{{Cite web| title = Press Information Bureau English Releases| access-date = 2011-07-08| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48616}}</ref> The [[angling]] was officially banned in 2011.{{cn|date=August 2021}} The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other [[tributaries]] of these two rivers are: Diji, Dinai, Nameri, Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the Arunachal Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Nameri National Park » Naparks |url=https://naparks.com/nameri-national-park/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
The park was declared a reserve forest on 17 October 1978. It was set up as a Nameri Sanctuary on 18 September 1985 with an area of {{cvt|137|km}} as a part of Naduar Forest Reserve. Until then the Nameri National Park was heavily used for logging. Another {{cvt|75|km}} was added on 15 November 1998 when it was officially established as a National Park.

==Flora==
[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg|thumb|An orchid of Nameri]]
Nameri National Park harbours over 600 [[flora]]l species. Some notable species are [[Gmelina arborea]], [[Michelia champaca]], [[Amoora wallichii|Amoora wallichi]], [[Chukrasia tabularis]], [[Lagerstroemia speciosa|Ajar]], Urium poma, Bhelu, [[Agarwood|Agaru]], [[Rudraksha]], Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, [[Terminalia myriocarpa|Hollock]], [[Mesua ferrea|Nahor]]. It is home for [[orchids]] like [[Dendrobium]], [[Cymbidium]] and [[Cypripedioideae]].<ref name =pressmoef/>

==Fauna==
[[File:Wild Elephant at nameri National Park.jpg|thumb|Wild Elephant at Nameri National Park]]
[[File:A pair of White- Dragontail butterfly in Nameri- Photographed by Debasish Buragohain.jpg|thumb|A pair of [[white dragontail]]s]]
Nameri National Park provides habitat for [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[marbled cat]], [[leopard cat]], [[hog deer]], [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], [[dhole]], [[gaur]], [[barking deer]], [[wild boar]], [[sloth bear]], [[Himalayan black bear]], [[capped langur]] and [[Indian giant squirrel]].
The [[white winged wood duck]], [[great pied hornbill]], [[wreathed hornbill]], [[rufous necked hornbill]], [[black stork]], [[ibisbill]], [[blue-bearded bee-eater]]s, [[Old World babbler|babblers]], [[plover]]s and many other birds are also present.<ref name=projtiger>{{Cite web|title=Nameri-Aassam |access-date=2011-07-07 |url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073610/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm |archive-date=2011-09-25 }}</ref>

[[File:A pair of Asian fairy Bluebird in Nameri.jpg|thumb|A pair of [[Asian fairy bluebird]]s in Nameri National Park]]
In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India |author=Barua, M. |author2=Sharma, P. |journal=Forktail |s2cid=126539346 }}</ref>

==Conflicts and threats==
Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of [[Sonitpur]]. The other major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.<ref name =projtiger/> There is another human/animal conflict due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. The human-elephant conflict arose mainly due to herds of elephants raiding crops, damaging homes, and killing cattle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Chartier |first1=Laura |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Alexandra |last3=Ladle |first3=Richard J. |title=Habitat loss and human–elephant conflict in Assam, India: does a critical threshold exist? |journal=Oryx |year=2011 |language=en |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=528–533 |doi=10.1017/S0030605311000044 |s2cid=86804369 |issn=1365-3008|doi-access=free }}</ref> In a study published in November 2011, researchers found correlation between the human-elephant conflict and forest cover dropping below 30-40%.<ref name=":0" /> There are several cases of elephant deaths. In 2001 there were 18 elephant deaths.<ref name=paupdate33>{{Cite web |title=PROTECTED AREA UPDATE |access-date=2011-07-08 |url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225147/http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Nameri National Park}}

{{Protected areas of Assam}}
{{National Parks of India}}
{{Tiger Reserves Of India}}

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[[Category:Tiger reserves of India]]
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[[Category:1978 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1978]]

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