Type: National Parks
Location: Meghalaya
Area: 220 Sq.km.
Location: Located in South Garo Hills, 293 km from Guwahati, about 166 km from Tura and 62 km from Baghmara
Gazette Notification and Date: No.FOR.103/34/354,Dt.15-2-1986
Best time to visit:: November to March
Nokrek National Park: A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Rich Biodiversity: UNESCO added Nokrek National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 820 Sq.Kms. The Reserve is one of the least disturbed forest tract of Sub-Himalayan range. The park is home to a variety of animals, birds and pheasants, beside some rare and endemic flora. Important animals found here are Indian Elephant, Hoolock Gibbons, Capped Langur, Stump Tailed Macaque, Clouded Leopard, Leopard, Gaur, Sambar, Barking Deer, Himalayan Black Bear, Sloth Bear. Many species of birds can also be spotted here and the national park is considered to be an important bird area and an ideal spot for bird watchers. Citrus indica which is mother of all citrus fruit in the world is endemic to this place and the locals call it by name memangnarang('orange of the spirits'). Nokrek is also believed to be the home of Mande Burung (jungle man or ape man) and reported cases of sightings found in and around the villages of Nokrek
