The Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is a Himalayan forests covered with tropical forests and the vast low-lying plains. The Govt. of Assam recognised Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary as a sanctuary in 27 July 2000.
The Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is 25 kms away from Golaghat and 65 kms from the Kaziranga National Park. Situated amidst an oasis of idyllic green and dotted by sylvan water bodies that glitter like a mirage of quicksilver, Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is a moderately sized sanctuary that stretches across an expanse of 37 sq. km.
The sanctuary is a haven for wild animals like the regal elephants and the majestic predatory Royal Bengal Tigers, the country's national animal. Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is also an ornithologist and a bird lover's dream destination. The sanctuary houses numerous varieties of exotic and variegated migratory as well as domestic birds. Entomologists too have a gala time studying the varieties of insects, butterflies and moths that flitter about the sanctuary's premises.
The sanctuary is well known for its verdant floral wealth. Some of the important timber species found here are Bhelu, Gomari, Ajar, Nahor, Udiyam, Poma, Bon Som etc. The forest also has abundant growth of orchids, ferns, & other climbers.
Some of the mammals found in this sanctuary are Elephants, Leopards, Tigers, Deer, Golden Languor, Hoolock Gibbons, Sambar, Gaur (Indian Bison), Barking Deer, Ant Eater, Hares, Flying Squirrel, Mongoose, Barking Deer, Tiger Civet Cat, Slow Loris, Hog Deer, Wild Pig, Civet Cat, Porcupine, Jackal, Otter, Sloth Bear, Himalayan Black Bear, Honey Bear, Swamp Deer, Wild Dog, Bat, Hoolock Monkey etc.
This wildlife sanctuary is an important habitat for many different species of birds. This Sanctuary is rich in terrestrial woodland birds. Some other birds most commonly seen in this sanctuary are Great pied Hornbill, Hill myna, Imperial Pigeon, Green Pigeon, Jungle Fowl, Pheasant, Quall, Whistling Teal, Cotton Teal, Plover, Hawk, Magpies, Parrot, Horn Bill, Racket Tailed Drone, Rock Dove, King Crow etc. Some rare species of orchids are also found here.
The average annual rainfall of Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is 120 cm. and temperature is max - 300 C min - 70 C.