- Description

Raimona National Park is located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam, India. It was declared a national park on June 5, 2021, by the announcement of Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the occasion of World Environment Day at Gandhi Mandap, Guwahati 12. The park is spread across Gossaigaon and Kokrajhar subdivisions of Kokrajhar district of Bodoland Territorial Region. It is a part of a contiguous forest patch with an area of 422 square kilometers (163 square miles) covering the northern part of the notified Ripu Reserve Forest (508.62 square kilometers (196.38 square miles)), which forms the westernmost buffer to Manas Tiger Reserve in the foothills of Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot 13. The park is home to a variety of wildlife including tiger, clouded leopard, golden langur, Indian gaur, Asian elephant, spotted deer, wild buffalo, and hornbill.