▁IM 0 1 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Meg hal aya ▁subt rop ical ▁for ests ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁Ind o - B ur ma ▁bi ological ▁hot spot ▁with ▁many ▁en demic ▁species ▁not ▁found ▁anywhere ▁else ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁Gh ats , ▁N ortheast ▁India ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁regions ▁of ▁India , ▁end owed ▁with ▁rain for est . ▁For ▁these , ▁and ▁other , ▁reasons , ▁protection ▁and ▁conservation ▁of ▁the ▁Meg hal aya ▁subt rop ical ▁for ests ▁are ▁important ▁on ▁a ▁local , ▁national , ▁regional ▁and ▁even ▁global ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁e cor eg ion ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁species - rich ▁areas ▁in ▁India , ▁with ▁a ▁rich ▁divers ity ▁of ▁birds , ▁m amm als , ▁and ▁plants ▁in ▁particular . ▁The ▁low lands ▁holds ▁mostly ▁tropical ▁for ests , ▁while ▁the ▁hills ▁and ▁mountains , ▁that ▁compr ise ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁grass lands ▁and ▁several ▁distinct ▁types ▁of ▁forest ▁habit ats , ▁including ▁subt rop ical ▁mo ist ▁broad leaf ▁for ests ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁mont ane ▁areas ▁above ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁metres . ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wet test ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁some ▁places , ▁not ably ▁M aws yn ram ▁and ▁Cher rap un ji ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Meg hal aya , ▁receiving ▁up ▁to ▁eleven ▁meters ▁of ▁rain ▁in ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁Bra