Spread on Brahmaputra River banks, the Kaziranga National Park in Assam was a reserve forest that became a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1974. Tall elephant grass, swamps, rivers and thick forests form the ideal habitat for the one-horned Rhino apart from several rare wild animal species.
The government and local authorities have made great efforts over the years to prevent the one-horned rhino from extinction. In fact several ways have been adopted to conserve the vast Kaziranga swamps.
Kaziranga in Assam, India is perhaps one of the last homes of the one-horned rhino. In fact the authorities have made extra efforts to maintain and conserve the vast forests of Kaziranga and to keep it safe from poachers to be able to boost the rhino population in India and Asia.
Kaziranga became a reserve forest in the year 1908 and was subsequently given the status of a Wildlife Sanctuary in the year 1974. Kaziranga in Assam, India became a world heritage site in the year 1985.
Tourist Attractions in Kaziranga National Park
Animals in Kaziranga
Besides the Rhino, the park has Elephants, Bison, Swamp Deer, Hog Deer, Sloth Bears, Tigers, Leopard Cats, Jungle Cats, Otters, Capped Langurs, Hoolock Gibbons, Wild Boar, Jackal, Wild Buffalo, Pythons, Monitor Lizards, and many more species of animals.
Birds in Kaziranga
Among the birds, there are the Oriental Honey Buzzard, Black-Shouldered Kite, Black-Kite, Brahminy Kite, Pallas's Fishing Eagle, White Tailed Eagle, Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle, Himalayan Griffon, and a number of migratory birds, which visit the park during winters.
Karbi Anglong tea plantations are a great favorite with tourists traveling to Kaziranga.
Travel to Kaziranga
The nearest airport is Guwahati, 217 km away from the park. The other airport is located at Jorhat, 97 km from Kaziranga.
The nearest railway station is 75 km away from Kaziranga National Park.
By road, the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, is easily accessible from Guwahati and Tezpur in Assam, India.
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