Nature, By India’s Northeast

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 37 No. 7, July 2017

India's incredible northeastern states are home to some of the most unique wild places and unbelievable variety of wild creatures... a lot of them endangered, even critically so! Take a look at few of Northeast's wild denizens!

Rufous-necked Hornbills, Arunachal Pradesh

Photo: Saurabh Sawant.

Phayre's leaf monkey, Nagaland

Photo: Zakhuma Don.

Arunachal  macaque, Arunachal Pradesh

Photo: Kripaljyoti Mazumdar.

Rhacophorus sp., Nagaland

Photo: Viral K. Mistry.

Sangai, Manipur

Photo: Raju Kasambe.

French duke, Arunachal Pradesh

Photo: Varun Satose.
Melanistic Asian golden cat, Arunachal Pradesh
Photo: Pakke Forest Department.

Medo pit-viper, Arunachal Pradesh

Photo: Debabrata Phukon.

Golden langur, Assam

Photo: Saurabh Sawant.

Red panda, West Bengal

Photo: Nikhil B. Vatsal.

Source: First appeared in: Sanctuary Asia, Vol. XXXVII No. 7, July 2017.

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