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The Dibru-saikhowa National Park boasts an impressive list of wildlife; it is inhabited by 36 species of mammals, 502 species of birds, 104 species of fishes, 43 species of reptiles,105 species of butterflies and 680 species of plants. Of these 12 species of mammals recorded in the park are listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection), 1972, among them the tiger, elephant,Asiatic water buffalo,hoolock gibbon, capped langur and slow loris. The park is the last critical refuge of many endangered species of birds like the White-winged duck, Bengal Florican,White Rumped Vulture, Black Beasted Parrotbill and Marsh Babbler. Twenty five species of threatened bird species have been recorded in Dibru-saikhowa. As per recent survey figures , there are an estimated 324 elephants, 31 tigers, 836 Assamese Macaques, more than 400 water buffaloes and 48 feral horses in the park.
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