Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary — India's second-largest protected area.
Indian wildlife travel obsesses over Jim Corbett and Kanha; almost no one talks about the 4,149 sq km Dibang sanctuary which sits directly north of Anini and is the second-largest protected area in the country after Hemis. A 2015 camera-trap survey here confirmed snow leopard presence at 4,000m+ — a discovery that barely made national news.WHY NOBODY KNOWS
Notified 12 March 1998. Altitude 1,800m–5,000m. Five named sub-valleys (Dri, Mathun, Tallon, Ahi, Amra). Seven cat species including snow leopard, clouded leopard, marbled cat, and mainland leopard cat. Mishmi takin is the flagship ungulate. No safari road — entry is foot-only with Idu Mishmi guide. Permit through DFO Anini.
