Joypur Reserve Forest

Joypur rainforest is a four canopy rainforest spread over a large area of land in the Dibrugarh district of Assam. It was initially a part of the Thailand rainforest network which later got separated and isolated when the Indian subcontinent drifted northward. Joypur rainforest is very rich in biodiversity, it homes some of the rarest and most vulnerable species of birds, mammals, primates, reptiles, butterflies and aqua life. Wildlife species such as Hollock Gibbon, Black Panther, Leopard, Wild Dog, Stump Tailed Macaque, Hornbill, Caped Langur, Sambar, Clouded Leopard, Elephant, Flying Squirrel etc. are found in this forest.
Joypur was the first place where tea was discovered by the colonial rulers and some of the tea estates near Joypur rainforest such as Joypur and Namsang T.E. were the first ones to export tea outside Assam.