Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary

Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	View of Eaglenest forest canopy
Location	West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates	27°06′0″N 92°24′0″E / 27.10000°N 92.40000°E
Area	218 square kilometres (84 sq mi)
Established	1989
Visitors	75 (in 2006)
Governing body	Government of Arunachal Pradesh

Eaglenest or Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of India in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. It conjoins Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the Kameng river to the east. Altitude ranges are extreme: from 500 metres (1,640 ft) to 3,250 metres (10,663 ft).^[1] It is a part of the Kameng Elephant Reserve.

Eaglenest is notable as a prime birding site due to the extraordinary variety, numbers and accessibility of species.

Eaglenest derives its name from Red Eagle Division of the Indian army which was posted in the area in the 1950s.^[2]

^ See Map 1 Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Topo map
^ Athreya Ramana (3/13/2005) Kaati Trust, Pune Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine