| Around 21% of Assam is covered by forest. The state has a rich biodiversity and is also gifted with varieties of flora and fauna which include the world famous one-horned Rhinoceros, Royal Bengal tiger, elephant, Gangetic dolphin, swamp deer, golden langur, pigmy hog, wild buffalo, stump-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque, hispid hare etc… while the important birds found in the state include Bengal floricans, stork, white-winged wood duck, spot-billed pelican, king vulture etc... |
