[2][3] Located approximately 15 km (10 miles) away from Guwahati, Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the southern part of Assam, bordering the foothills of Meghalaya.

[11][12][13] The northern boundary starts at BSF headquarters near the VIP Road, then runs along the foothills of Matia, Chakradeo, Dipor Bil, Mahua Para, Pamohi, and Mainakhurung up to Paschdhora River, which is the common boundary between Garbhanga Reserve Forest and Rani Reserve Forest.

[14] From there, the boundary runs along Phalbama, Nawagaon, and Nalapara, up to Lokhara Village and to the Siva Temple, which is situated in the northeast corner.

In earlier days, various NGOs and researchers witnessed rare animals such as serow, clouded leopard, and bison and wanted to study Garbhanga.

Therefore, when the Working Plan of the Kamrup East Division was prepared, an attempt was made to document the faunal and flora diversity of Garbhanga and Rani Reserve Forest.

[17][12][18] In May 2005, at the 15th Annual Meeting of Early Bird, a local NGO warned the Assam government about the danger of losing the wildlife sanctuary in the future.

[19][18][1] The NGO requested that the government prevent the encroachment on wild animals and also called for a ban on the dumping of garbage in the wetlands.