Spotting of a tiger near a human habitation outside Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh has led to the unearthing of illegal timber depots in the core area of the park.
- A Royal Bengal Tiger was caught on cameras near Deban Forest Inspection Bungalow in January 2023.
- It was the second tiger spotted in Namdapha after an eight-year gap.
- Namdapha National Park is located Changlang district, near the international border with Myanmar.
- It spans an area of 1,985 sq km, including a core area of 1,808 sq km and a buffer zone of 177 sq km.
- The Namdapha National Park with varied exotic floral and faunal species is the only place where four big cats – Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Clouded Leopard – are found.
