Eaglenest or Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is a
protected area of India in the
Himalayan foothills of
West Kameng District,
Arunachal Pradesh. It conjoins
Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and
Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the
Kameng river to the east. It is a part of the
Kameng Elephant Reserve.
Eaglenest is notable as a prime
birding site due to the extraordinary variety, numbers and accessibility of species
Eaglenest is part of the Kameng protected area complex (KPAC), the largest contiguous closed-canopy forest tract of Arunachal Pradesh, which includes Eaglenest, Pakke, Sessa, Nameri, and Sonai Rupai sanctuaries and associated reserved forest blocks. The complex covers 3500 km2 in area and ranges from 100 metres (328 ft) to 3,300 metres (10,827 ft) in altitude.
