Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is located on the bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam. It is called as the land of Rhinoceros Unicornis. It is most beautiful and attractive place in north-eastern India. Kaziranga National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1940.
Two-thirds of the world's Rhinoceroses live in the Kaziranga National Park. It covers an area of 430 sq. km. approximately. The park has achieved notable progress in wildlife conservation with respect to other protected areas in India.
The park also has elephants, swamp or wild buffalo, and swamp deer, hog deer, barking deer, sambar / Hoolock gibbon, pythons, civet cat, wild boar and tigers.
There is a rich variety of fresh water fowls, over 450 species of woodland and grassland birds of which 18 species are globally threatened. Birds like the egrets, pond herons, river tern, black necked storks, pelican, partridges, Bengal florican stork, pied horn bill, fishing eagle are found in abundance.
The Park is divided into four ranges. The Agoratoli range which covers the eastern part and covers woodland interspersed with grassland and water-bodies. The Kohora range covers the central part and is the most easily accessible from the range office at Kohora. The Baguri range covers the western part of the Park and has the highest rhinoceros density. Last the fourth range is Burhapahar which covers the first additional area attached to the Park.
The best time to visit the park is from March to April. Elephant safari is good to see the rhinos at close range. There are different entry charges for Indian and Foreigners with additional charges on equipments like cameras.
Kaziranga National Park is located on the bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam. It is called as the land of Rhinoceros Unicornis. It is most beautiful and attractive place in north-eastern India. Kaziranga National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1940.
Two-thirds of the world's Rhinoceroses live in the Kaziranga National Park. It covers an area of 430 sq. km. approximately. The park has achieved notable progress in wildlife conservation with respect to other protected areas in India.
The park also has elephants, swamp or wild buffalo, and swamp deer, hog deer, barking deer, sambar / Hoolock gibbon, pythons, civet cat, wild boar and tigers.
There is a rich variety of fresh water fowls, over 450 species of woodland and grassland birds of which 18 species are globally threatened. Birds like the egrets, pond herons, river tern, black necked storks, pelican, partridges, Bengal florican stork, pied horn bill, fishing eagle are found in abundance.
The Park is divided into four ranges. The Agoratoli range which covers the eastern part and covers woodland interspersed with grassland and water-bodies. The Kohora range covers the central part and is the most easily accessible from the range office at Kohora. The Baguri range covers the western part of the Park and has the highest rhinoceros density. Last the fourth range is Burhapahar which covers the first additional area attached to the Park.
The best time to visit the park is from March to April. Elephant safari is good to see the rhinos at close range. There are different entry charges for Indian and Foreigners with additional charges on equipments like cameras.