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A rhinoceros grazing at Kaziranga National Park. Kaziranga National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in India. The park contains significant breeding populations of more than 35 mammalian species, [1] out of which 15 are threatened according to the IUCN Red List. [2]
A rhinoceros grazing at Kaziranga National Park. The park contains significant breeding populations of 35 mammalian species, [3] out of which 15 are threatened mammals according to the IUCN Red List. [4] 479 species of birds (both migratory and resident) have been spotted at the park, including 25 globally threatened and 21 near threatened ...
According to a March 2018 census conducted jointly by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and some recognized wildlife NGOs, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,613. It comprises 1,641 adult rhinos and 385 calves. [3] In 2015, the rhino population stood at 2,401. Kaziranga National Park was declared a Tiger Reserve ...
About 42 species of reptiles have been reported from the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.These include the endangered gharial and the rare Assam roofed turtle. [1]Two of the largest snakes in the world - the reticulated python and the rock python, as well as the longest venomous snake in the world - the king cobra are common inside the park.
The Kaziranga National Park is home to a wide variety of aquatic life including about 42 species of freshwater fish. These species include speciality species such as a freshwater pufferfish Tetraodon cutcutia. [1]
For protection of the wildlife the legislative status for Kaziranga National Park represents the "maximum protection under Indian conditions" at national, provincial and municipal levels. A list of 12 acts and constitutional safeguards ranging from the Assam Forest Regulation of 1891 to the Biodiversity Conservation Act of 2002 ensure legal ...
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The biodiversity of Assam, a state in North-East India, makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species. The greatest success in recent years has been the conservation of the Indian rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park , but a rapid increase in human population in Assam threatens many plants and animals ...