The 2,000 hectare Sendenyu village(s) Community Biodiversity Reserve is characterised by biological diversity of landscapes, rivulets, lakes and ponds, a natural spring source, flora and fauna, including wild edible fruits, medicinal plants and timber.
The alarming depletion of the rich flora and fauna of the area within the span of one generation was caused by excessive logging, hunting and jhum cultivation. The community felt the need to take drastic steps to preserve and protect their rich biological diversity heritage. The people unanimously decided to initiate community conservation within the Sendenyu ancestral land. The Sendenyu Village Council established Sendenyu Community Biodiversity Reserve in 2001, wherein hunting of wild animals and burning of forest was been banned.
Wildlife Watch 
- A variety of bird species such as, Great Barbet, Bay Woodpecker, Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, White- Cheeked Partridge, Red Napped Ibis, Manipur Bush Quail, Grey Peacock Pheasant, Emerald Dove, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, Collared Scops Owl, Eurasian Cuckoo, Flavescent Bulbul and Pale Chinned Flycatcher are found here.
- Animals such as Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Sambar, Hog Badger, Indian Wild Dog, Himalayan Black Bear, Common Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Flying fox, Giant Flying Squirrel, Asian Palm Civet, Slow Loris, Eurasian Otter, etc are found in these forests.
- The area also hosts many amphibians and reptiles. Sendenyu Striped Ichthyophis, a new family of limbless amphibian was discovered in the area.
To visit, please contact:
Mr. G. Thong Sendenyu Community Biodiversity
Sendenyu village
Contact No.: +91-9436000417
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