KAZIRANGA
TIGER RESERVE - ENVIRONMENT
News:
Coimbatore-based
photographer captures rare ‘golden tiger’ in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park
What's
in the news?
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While the photo of a golden tiger shared
by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on ‘X’ on National Tourism Day is
leaving nature enthusiasts spellbound, the man behind the image feels that the
rare encounter in the wild might never repeat again.
Kaziranga
Tiger Reserve:
Location:
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It is located in the state of Assam.
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It is located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
with higher species diversity.
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The Kaziranga National park is traversed
by National Highway 37.
Formation:
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It is formed by alluvial deposits from the
Brahmaputra and its tributaries.
Important
Features:
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It also hosts two-thirds of the world’s greater one-horned rhinoceroses.
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The Park was declared as a National Park
in 1974.
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In 1985, the park was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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It was declared as a Tiger Reserve in
2006.
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It is recognized as an Important Bird Area by Bird Life
International for the conservation of avifaunal species.
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It is the largest protected area on the
Brahmaputra river’s southern bank.
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It consists of alluvial inundated
grasslands, alluvial savanna woodlands, tropical moist mixed deciduous forests,
and tropical semi-evergreen forests due to its variability in altitude.
Flora:
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Indian Gooseberry, Cotton Tree, and
Elephant Apple.
Fauna:
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Home
to Big Five - Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros,
Asiatic Wild Buffalo, Asiatic Elephant, Swamp Deer, and Royal Bengal Tiger.
Go
back to basics:
Historical
Facts:
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The title Kaziranga adopts its name to
Karbi, which is the name of a woman who ruled here in ancient times.
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It also gets its name from the Karbi
language, where ‘Kazi’ means ‘Goat’ or ‘Deer’ and ‘Rangai’ means ‘Red,’
culminating in ‘the land of red goats or deer.’