Kaziranga National Park : In News
The devastating flood in Assam’s famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has claimed the lives of 114 wild animals, while 95 others have been rescued recently.
- Kaziranga National Park is situated in the north-eastern part of the country in the districts of Golaghat and Nagoan in the state of Assam.
- It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain.
- It is inhabited by the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers, and bears, and thousands of birds.
- It was declared a National Park in 1974.
- It is the first national park in Assam and is spread over an area of 400 sq. km.
- The river Diffalu, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flows through the National Park area (core/critical tiger habitat), while another tributary, Moradifalu, flows along its southern boundary.
- In 1985, the park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- It is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes, and shallow pools.
