Ntangki National Park

Ntangki National Park is a national park located in Peren District of Nagaland, India. It was first designated as a national park in 1993. Among the species that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, Asian palm civet, black stork, tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear. The name "Ntangki" is derived from the Zeme dialect of the Zeliangrong Nagas.

History[edit]

Ntangki Reserved Forest was established in 1923 with an approximate area of 181 km² (44,800 acres). In 1927, Ntangki Reserved Forest was enlarged by 20.7 km² (5,120 acres). In April 1975, the Government of Nagaland declared the Ntangki Reserved Forest as Ntangki Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 202.02 km² (20,202 ha). In March 1993, it was converted to Ntangki National Park.^{[citation needed]}

Fauna[edit]

In 2022, Asian forest tortoises (Manouria emys) were reintroduced into Ntangki National Park in collaboration with the Turtle Survival Alliance and Wildlife Conservation Society India.^[1]

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