Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary

Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary is a small protected area located at Rowa near Panisagar in North Tripura district, Tripura. Covering about 0.86 sq km, it is the smallest wildlife sanctuary in the state, notified in 1988. The sanctuary protects a patch of plainland mixed deciduous forest with diverse birdlife, primates and other small mammals. It is known for its accessible nature trails, watchtowers and seasonal migratory birds, offering easy wildlife viewing close to Panisagar town.

Visitors can expect a compact, lowland forest sanctuary with well-marked nature trails, small water bodies and watchtowers for observing birds and wildlife. The setting is a mixed deciduous forest with bamboo groves and plainland vegetation. Visitors can explore walking paths, spot resident and migratory birds, primates, and small mammals, and enjoy quiet nature photography. The sanctuary is easily walkable and suitable for short birdwatching and sightseeing visits near Panisagar.

Notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1988 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. With an area of 0.858 sq km, it is the smallest among Tripura's wildlife sanctuaries and was established to conserve the remnant plainland mixed deciduous forest ecosystem and its avian and primate fauna in North Tripura.