Manas wildlife sanctuary pdf

Established in 1928, it has an area of some 200 square miles 520 square km and lies in a dense, mixed semievergreen, evergreen, and wetdeciduous forest region. List of important national parks wildlife sanctuaries and. Manas national park or manas wildlife sanctuary pronm. The site has been fenced to include a closed rhino sanctuary of 120 km. It is situated at the foot of the himalayas on the eastern bank of the manas river, 92 miles 153 km west of guwahati. Manas wildlife sanctuary, also called kamrup sanctuary, wildlife sanctuary in western assam state, eastern india. Manas wildlife sanctuary is very rich in the population of royal bengal tigers. Manas wildlife sanctuary wildlife sanctuary, india. State of conservation report of manas wildlife sanctuary india. Pdf manas biosphere reserve brahmaputra valley, india. Manas wildlife sanctuary unesco world heritage site of india. List of important national parks wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries in india download in pdf.

Manas is the first reserve included in the network of tiger reserve under project tiger in 1973. The manas wildlife sanctuary was tagged as world heritage site in 1985. The small carnivores of wayanad wildlife sanctuary were surveyed using camera traps. Manas wildlife sanctuary on the borders of the indogangetic and indomalayan biogeographical realms is the most diverse of indias wildlife reserves. Manas wildlife sanctuary is located at the base of foot hills of the bhutanhimalayas in the state of assam. Manas tiger reserve a photo essay text and photographs. Located in the himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the royal manas national park in. On 1stoctober these two reserved woods were amalgamated into a sole wildlife sanctuary. Manas is a unesco world heritage site, tiger reserve, elephant reserve, biosphere reserve, national park and also a wildlife sanctuary the park is situated near the manas river which is one of the major tributaries of the brahmaputra river and divides the. Manas wildlife sanctuary unesco world heritage centre. Manas national park manas wildlife sactuary, barpeta. Manas wildlife sanctuary is located in the state of assam in northeast india, a biodiversity hotspot. Manas is a unesco world heritage site, tiger reserve, elephant reserve, biosphere reserve, national park and also a wildlife sanctuary.

The study was conducted between november 2016 and february 2017 at. Manas wildlife sanctuary the world heritage site of india. Smart patrolling and protection training in manas national park. Manas wildlife sanctuary assam, india manas wildlife sanctuary on the borders of the indogangetic and indomalayan biogeographical realms is the most diverse of indias wildlife reserves. North kamrup reserve forest and manas reserve forest, before being declared as a wildlife sanctuary. The manas wildlife sanctuary or manas national park, situated in the foothills of himalaya in the state of assam, is a natural world heritage site as declared by the unesco. Manas national park was a hunting ground for raja of gauripur as well as the royal family of cooch behar. Transboundary manas conservation area center for natural. The sanctuary has recorded 55 species of mammals, 380 species of birds, 50 of reptiles, and 3 species of amphibians.

Covering an area of 39,100 hectares, it spans the manas river and is bounded to the north by the forests of bhutan. It lies on a gentle alluvial slope in the foothills of the himalayas, where wooded hills give way to grasslands and tropical forest. Us fish and wildlife service division of international conservation. It is famous for unique biodiversity and landscape. The manas wildlife sanctuary world heritage site has been the focus of long term conservation concern and action.