Guwahati: Dima Hasao Forest Division (West), Dima Hasao in Assam and biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak have jointly brought out a coffee table book titled, “Dima Hasao- Explore the wonders of nature” on the faunal and floral resources as well as the related cultural regimes of sustained efforts for biodiversity conservation.
This happens to be the first attempt of its sort to compile biodiversity-focused information in an intuitive manner for Dima Hasao district of Assam. The book is edited by Dr M Firoz Ahmed, Tuhin Langthasa and Dr Dipankar Lahkar.
The book covers the diversity of plants, orchids, edible insects, butterflies, fishes, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals. The book contains information on 213 species of wild fauna and flora including 59 species of birds, 41 species of mammals, 33 species of amphibians and reptiles, 22 species of fishes, 18 species of butterflies, 18 species of other insects, 22 species of orchids and some important trees and shrubs of Dima Hasao. Each species was coded to emphasize the significance of the Dima Hasao ecosystem and natural history. The newly-described species from the district were also highlighted, along with all relevant information, stated a press release.
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