Tucked away in the Far East, bestowed with an enviable list of achievements, Namdapha is clearly the quiet clever boy of Indian wildlife. The scenic park extends from 650 ft to 14,000 ft, giving it South Asia's most diverse habitat - an astonishing genetic pool of Indo-Burman, Indo-Chinese and Himalayan species. Namdapha is also unique as it harbours all four major species of wild cats in India: Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard and Snow Leopard.

The park is also integral to Project Tiger as it marks the northeastern limit of the Indian Tiger. Takin too is present at the southernmost extremity of its distribution in Arunachal Pradesh. Namdapha is also home to rare species like Goral, Himalayan Musk Deer, Hoolock Gibbon, Slow Loris and Red Panda.

Salt licks or 'poongs' are abundant and are a good place to watch elephants and other large mammals. The avi-fauna is equally rich, with the Great Hornbill being the most conspicuous. You can learn a lot about the region's cultural heritage through various tribal communities that live in the vicinity of the park. Namdapha falls within a restricted area and permission is required for a visit, the best period being October to March.

Fauna:
Diversity is high. The park is an important refuge for Hoolock Gibbon. Among carnivores present are Leopard, Tiger, Snow Leopard and Clouded Leopard. A variety of other threatened mammals present include Dhole, Red Panda, Asian Golden Cat, the Asian Elephant, Musk Deer, Takin, Gaur and Wild Asiatic Water Buffalo.

Notable species of birds include Lesser Fishing Eagle, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Imperial Pigeon, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Pin-tailed Green Pigeon, Oriental Bay Owl, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Red-headed Trogon, Hodgson's Frogmouth, Lesser Shortwing, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Rufous-necked & Crimson-winged Laughing-thrush, White-hooded Shrike Babbler, Sultan Tit, White-winged Wood Duck and Temminck's Tragopan.

Flora:
Tropical, temperate and alpine formations are present, with tropical and sub-tropical evergreen forests. Tropical wet evergreen forests occur in the lower reaches and alpine vegetation higher up near Daphabum. The lowland tropical evergreen forest is perhaps the largest Dipterocarpus forest remaining in India.