Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve
Topic: Biodiversity and its Conservation · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 5 "Natural Vegetation"
Meaning
Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve was set up in 1997 in eastern Assam, on the Brahmaputra floodplain near Tinsukia. A biosphere reserve has a protected core, a buffer zone and a transition zone where people live. It is the smallest of India's biosphere reserves. It is known for its feral horses, which are horses that came from tame animals but now live wild. It is not on UNESCO's World Network.
Example
Feral horses roam the grasslands and river islands of Dibru-Saikhowa in Tinsukia district, Assam.
Don't confuse with
- Kachchh Biosphere Reserve: Kachchh in Gujarat is India's largest biosphere reserve. Dibru-Saikhowa is the smallest.
Related concepts
- Biosphere reserve
- Man and Biosphere Programme
- Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
- Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
- Manas Biosphere Reserve
- Sunderban Biosphere Reserve
- Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
- Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
- Similipal Biosphere Reserve