POBITORA
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY - ENVIRONMENT
News:
On World Rhino Day, spotlight on
‘Kaziranga model’ of conservation
What's
in the news?
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Recently, workers of Manas National Park
said that the 40 rhinos translocated from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary are in
good condition.
About
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary:
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It
is located on the southern bank of the
Brahmaputra in Morigaon district in Assam.
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It is also called ‘Mini Kaziranga’.
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It was declared in 1987 and covers 38.85
km2 (15.00 sq mi), providing grassland
and wetland habitat for the Indian rhinoceros.
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It provides a habitat and food resource
for the Indian rhinoceros, hosting Assam's second- largest population.
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Other mammals occurring in the sanctuary
are golden jackal, wild boar and feral
water buffalo.
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Barking
deer, Indian leopard and rhesus macaque live foremost in the
hilly parts.
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It is an Important Bird Area and home for
more than 2000 migratory birds and various reptiles.