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Manas National Park is a national park, Project Tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it borders the Royal Manas National Park [ 2 ] in Bhutan .
India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and ...
Date/Year of announced as National Park 1 Kaziranga National Park: Golaghat, Nagaon district and Karbi Anglong: 1090 1974 2 Manas National Park: Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, 500 1990 3 Nameri National Park: Sonitpur: 200.00 1999 4 Dibru-Saikhowa National Park: Dibrugarh and Tinsukia: 340.00 1999 5 Orang National Park: Darrang and Sonitpur 78.81 ...
Royal Manas National Park is Bhutan's oldest national park, and the Royal government considers it the "conservation showpiece of the Kingdom" and a "genetic depository" for valuable plants. It has an area of 1,057 square kilometres (408 sq mi) and covers eastern Sarpang District , the western half of Zhemgang District , and western Pemagatshel ...
In India, 93% of the population is found in forest reserves (Chirang, Manas, and Ripu) and the western part of Manas National Park, and the remaining occur in several small isolated fragments. [14] The population has declined by more than 30% in the last 30 years and is expected to decline further shortly.
A capped langur at Manas National Park. A major part of the world-famous Manas National Park is located in this district. The park is well known for its tigers, greater one-horned rhinoceros, wild water buffaloes and golden langurs. [11] Bogamati, Bhutan chowki [12] and Daragaon [13] are the famous picnic spot with picturesque beauties is ...
8. Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda. Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda's hidden wild child. Located in the remote northeast, this park is a lesser-visited slice of African wilderness ...
Desert National Park: Rajasthan: 2009 vii, viii, x (natural) The national park covers a part of the Thar Desert. It is home to several endemic species, such as the Indian hairy-footed gerbil and the Rajasthan toad-headed lizard. It is also home to two endangered species of vultures. There are fossil beds in the park, dating to the Jurassic ...