Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary falling under Dhubri

Dhubri

Dhubri is the headquarters of Dhubri district India. It is a small old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra and Gadadhar Rivers. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Board and is situated about west from Guwahati, the state capital.Dhubri was an important commercial centre and...

 and Kokrajhar

Kokrajhar

Kokrajhar is a city in Bodoland Territorial Council, Assam, one of the North East States and territories of India.Kokrajhar city is located along the bank of Gourang River. The North East Indian Railways divides the city into two sides, north and the south...

 districts of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is famous for the Golden Langur and is the second protected habitat for Golden Langur in India. Chakrashila Hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 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

Nature's Beckon

Nature's Beckon is an environmental activist group from Northeast India. It was established in 1982 by Soumyadeep Datta, an Ashoka Fellow and got registration in 1991 under the Registrar of Societies Act, India. Its head office is located at Dhubri, Assam...

 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

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport , also known as Guwāhāti International Airport and formerly as Borjhar Airport, is the airport of Guwahati, Assam, India. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as Indian Air Force base...

, Guwahati.
The sanctuary is mainly a hilly tract running north-south and there are two lakes (Dheer Beel and Diplai Beel) on either side, which are integral to the eco-system of the sanctuary. The lower hilly reaches are covered with Sal

Sal

Shorea robusta, also known as sal or shala tree, is a species of tree belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae family.-Distribution and description:...

 coppice regeneration while middle and upper reaches are covered with mixed deciduous forests. Different kinds of mammals and birds, twenty-three species of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, alligators, lizards and turtles, more than forty species of butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 are found in this sanctuary. Some species of mammals recorded so far in this sanctuary are Indian Short-tailed Mole, Indian Flying Fox, Short Nosed Fruit Bat, Indian False Vampire, Indian Pipistrelle

Indian Pipistrelle

The Indian Pipistrelle is a species of bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.-References:...

, Rhesus Macaque

Rhesus Macaque

The Rhesus macaque , also called the Rhesus monkey, is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys. It is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats...

, Chinese Pangolin

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin is a pangolin that is found in north India, Nepal, Bhutan, possibly Bangladesh, across Myanmar to northern Indochina, through most of Taiwan and southern China, including the islands of Hainan.-Conservation:...

, Asiatic Jackal and Bengal Fox

Bengal Fox

The Bengal fox , also known as the Indian fox, is a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent and is found from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through southern India and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh.-Appearance:Vulpes bengalensis is a...

. Hornbills are also spotted here. It is also a save haven for a variety of endangered animals. The Sanctuary has some tourist accommodation facility at Choraikhola, Kokrajhar and also provides facilities for bird watching, forest trekking, and wildlife and nature photography.