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Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuaryis a wildlife sanctuary falling under Dhubri and Kokrajhar districts of Assam, India. It is famous for the golden langur and is the second protected habitat for golden langur in India.] Chakrashila Hill was first declared as reserve forest in 1966 and on July 14, 1994 it was recognized with the status of sanctuary by the Government of Assam. A local environmental activist group, Nature's Beckon played a vital role for this recognition It covers an area of 45.568 km2 (4556.8 hectares). It is around 6 km from Kokrajhar town, 68 km from Dhubri town and 219 km from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati. Conservation drive for golden langur by Nature's Beckon