Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wildlife sanctuary in Sonitpur district, Assam, India

Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary covers 44.06 km2 on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River in Sonitpur district, Assam. Its terrain is mainly grassland and wetland with patches of semi-evergreen forest. The sanctuary lies 40 km from Tezpur and 181 km from Guwahati, and forms part of the Laokhowa-Burachapori ecosystem.

Bura Chapori was declared a reserved forest in 1974 and upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary in 1995. It lies on the south bank of the Brahmaputra in Sonitpur district and forms part of the Laokhowa-Burachapori ecosystem, serving as a notified buffer of the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve.

The sanctuary lies within the Laokhowa-Burachapori ecosystem, and the Assamese name Bura Chapori refers to the chars, or river islands and sandbars, of the Brahmaputra's south bank. The grasslands and wetlands are managed as a notified buffer of the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, so grazing and fishing access inside the boundary is regulated rather than open.

Access to the sanctuary is best arranged through the nearby town of Tezpur. Guided tours are typically available between November and April when conditions are most favorable for visitors.

Bura Chapori was declared a reserved forest in 1974, two decades before it became a wildlife sanctuary in 1995. It forms part of the Laokhowa-Burachapori ecosystem and is a notified buffer of the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, which is why elephants occasionally pass through the sanctuary.