Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary

Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife area located in Mon District of Nagaland, near Mon town and the village of Singphan. Notified in 2018 and covering about 23.57 square kilometres, it is part of the Singphan Elephant Reserve. The sanctuary protects tropical semi-evergreen and evergreen forest along the Assam-Nagaland border and is known for elephants, hoolock gibbons, and diverse birdlife, serving as an important conservation site in eastern Nagaland.

Visitors can expect a compact forested sanctuary with hilly terrain, dense tropical semi-evergreen and evergreen forest, and quiet forest trails near the Assam-Nagaland border. The setting is natural and largely undeveloped with basic visitor infrastructure. Wildlife viewing is focused on elephants, western hoolock gibbon, barking deer, and birdlife, though sightings are not guaranteed. Visitors typically explore with local guides from Mon town for nature walks, birdwatching and photography.

Notified as Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary by the Government of Nagaland in 2018 covering 23.57 sq km, carved out of Singphan Reserve Forest. It was declared to strengthen protection of the Singphan Elephant Reserve and its biodiversity, including elephant corridors and habitat for hoolock gibbon and other forest species in Mon District.