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Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
The
Dibang
Wildlife Sanctuary
is one of
the eight
wildlife sanctuaries
of
Arunachal Pradesh, India
. It is located in the
Upper Dibang Valley district
covering
an area of. The sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as
Mishmi takin
,
red goral
,
musk deer
,
red panda
,
Asiatic black bear
, occasional
tiger
and
Gongshan muntjac
occur while among
birds
there are the rare
Sclater's monal
and
Blyth's tragopan
. A
flying squirrel
, new to science has been
recently
discovered
from the
edge
of this sanctuary. It has been named the
Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel
. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located
fully
or partly within
Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve
It is protected by the
Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh
.