Arunachal Pradesh is home to 2 national park.
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Mouling National Park
- Location: Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India; Situated in the Adi Hills of the Eastern Himalayas.
- Wildlife Sanctuary: Declared the area as a wildlife sanctuary in 1982.
- National Park: Upgraded from Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park in 1986.
- Biosphere Reserve: Part of Dihang–Dibang Biosphere Reserve, designated in 1998.
- Area: ~483 sq.km (186 sq miles).
- Hills: Adi Hills, Mount Mouling.
- River: Park is located on the right bank of the Siang River.
- Waterfall: Dabung Waterfall, Nirbung Waterfall.
- Tribe: Adi tribe.
- Plants: Oak, magnolia, maple, rhododendron, chestnut, spruce, fir, pine, orchids, bamboo, ferns, mosses.
- Animals: Clouded leopard, red panda, hoolock gibbon, wild buffalo, golden langur, serow, Asiatic black bear, white-winged wood duck.
Namdapha National Park
- Location: Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India; eastern Himalayan ranges; bordered by the Dapha and Noa Dihing rivers on the north and south respectively; eastern boundary with Myanmar.
- Wildlife Sanctuary: Declared in 1972.
- National Park: Upgraded from Wildlife Sanctuary in 1983.
- Tiger Reserve: Notified in 1983.
- UNESCO Status: Included in Tentative List.
- Area: ~1,985 sq.km (766 sq miles).
- Elevation: ~200 m to 4,500 m above sea level.
- Hills: Dapha Bum, Deban Hill, Patang Peak, Jairampur Hills.
- River: Noa-Dihing, Namdapha, Diyun, Dapha, Deban; park was named after the Namdapha River.
- Lake: Moti Jheel.
- Tribe: Tangsa, Singpho, Lisu, Chakma.
- Plants: Broadleaf evergreen forests, bamboo groves, orchids, alpine meadows.
- Animals: Bengal tiger, leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon, Namdapha flying squirrel, dhole, Malayan sun bear, Asiatic black bear, red panda, white-winged duck.