[1] Nameri shares its northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh.

The river Jia-Bharali is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast.

It was set up as a Nameri Sanctuary on 18 September 1985 with an area of 137 km (85 mi) as a part of Naduar Forest Reserve.

Some notable species are Gmelina arborea, Michelia champaca, Amoora wallichi, Chukrasia tabularis, Ajar, Urium poma, Bhelu, Agaru, Rudraksha, Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, Hollock, Nahor.

The human-elephant conflict arose mainly due to herds of elephants raiding crops, damaging homes, and killing cattle.

[7] In a study published in November 2011, researchers found correlation between the human-elephant conflict and forest cover dropping below 30-40%.