List of important national parks wildlife sanctuaries and. North kamrup reserve forest and manas reserve forest, before being declared as a wildlife sanctuary. The small carnivores of wayanad wildlife sanctuary were surveyed using camera traps. It is famous for unique biodiversity and landscape.
Manas wildlife sanctuary the world heritage site of india. Manas wildlife sanctuary, also called kamrup sanctuary, wildlife sanctuary in western assam state, eastern india. Manas national park or manas wildlife sanctuary pronm. On 1stoctober these two reserved woods were amalgamated into a sole wildlife sanctuary. Manas wildlife sanctuary on the borders of the indogangetic and indomalayan biogeographical realms is the most diverse of indias wildlife reserves. Us fish and wildlife service division of international conservation. 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. Covering an area of 39,100 hectares, it spans the manas river and is bounded to the north by the forests of bhutan. Manas wildlife sanctuary is located at the base of foot hills of the bhutanhimalayas in the state of assam. Manas is a unesco world heritage site, tiger reserve, elephant reserve, biosphere reserve, national park and also a wildlife sanctuary. Manas wildlife sanctuary wildlife sanctuary, india. 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. It lies on a gentle alluvial slope in the foothills of the himalayas, where wooded hills give way to grasslands and tropical forest. It is situated at the foot of the himalayas on the eastern bank of the manas river, 92 miles 153 km west of guwahati.
The manas wildlife sanctuary is part of the core zone of the 283,700 hectares manas tiger reserve, and lies alongside the. Manas tiger reserve a photo essay text and photographs. 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. Transboundary manas conservation area center for natural.
The manas wildlife sanctuary was tagged as world heritage site in 1985. Manas national park was a hunting ground for raja of gauripur as well as the royal family of cooch behar. Smart patrolling and protection training in manas national park. Manas wildlife sanctuary is located in the state of assam in northeast india, a biodiversity hotspot. Manas wildlife sanctuary unesco world heritage centre. Manas wildlife sanctuary unesco world heritage site of india. Pdf manas biosphere reserve brahmaputra valley, india. 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. The study was conducted between november 2016 and february 2017 at. Manas national park manas wildlife sactuary, barpeta.
The sanctuary has recorded 55 species of mammals, 380 species of birds, 50 of reptiles, and 3 species of amphibians. The manas wildlife sanctuary world heritage site has been the focus of long term conservation concern and action. Manas wildlife sanctuary is very rich in the population of royal bengal tigers. List of important national parks wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries in india download in pdf. The site has been fenced to include a closed rhino sanctuary of 120 km. Manas is the first reserve included in the network of tiger reserve under project tiger in 1973. State of conservation report of manas wildlife sanctuary india.
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