Flora & Fauna

The district is blessed with a rich heritage of flora  comprising  of Khasi  pines  in  the higher altitude areas and Teak, Sal,Titachap, Gamari and Makri Sal in the lower reaches.  Orchids and pitcher plants  are  also found in many pockets.  However, with the passage of time, owing to the deforestation process most of the species have been depleted.

The fauna of the district includes elephants,  apes,  monkeys,  deer, sambar, tigers, wild boars, bears, leopards and many others.  However, due    to poaching and deforestation, the number of wild animals have depleted to a great  extent.   Currently, elephant depredation is the common occurrence due to the fact that their original habitat have  been  disturbed  by  the haphazard cutting of trees. Indiscriminate burning of forest and plantation, impedes, the re-generation process.