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Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary on the brink of extinction [1]

A press release stated that the rapid encroachment of forest land in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary which is going on unchallenged by the local authorities is threatening to lay bare the wooded hills. This fact came to light when a team consisting of two members from Early Birds, an NGO, made a visit to the Khanapara Reserved Forest in the southern fringe of the city.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2008
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Forest Encroachments [3], Sanctuaries [4], NGO [5], Assam [6], Dhemaji (D) [7]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/sentinel-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dhemaji-d