Dampa Tiger Reserve

Dampa Tiger Reserve is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Mizoram, located in Mamit District near Teirei village along the Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh border. Notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1985 and declared a Tiger Reserve in 1994 under Project Tiger, it covers about 500 sq km of tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. It is known for its rich biodiversity, including clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon, and diverse birdlife.

Visitors can expect dense tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with hilly terrain, intersected by streams and forest trails. The reserve offers wildlife viewing from watch towers and guided forest trails, with opportunities to see primates, deer, wild boar, and numerous bird species. Facilities are basic, centered around forest rest houses and check posts at Teirei and West Phaileng. Access is regulated and requires forest department permission and a guide.

Notified as Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary in 1985 and declared as Dampa Tiger Reserve in 1994 under Project Tiger. It is Mizoram's only tiger reserve and the largest protected area in the state, established to protect the region's tropical forest ecosystem and its fauna.

Located in the Lushai Hills inhabited by Mizo communities, the reserve is surrounded by villages such as Teirei and West Phaileng. It reflects traditional coexistence of local communities with forest resources and is an important site for nature education and conservation awareness in Mizoram.