Kaziranga NP
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Overview
Kaziranga in Assam holds most of the world's one-horned rhinos. Its Terai-type grasslands make it one of India's best-known World Heritage Sites.
It lies in Golaghat and Nagaon districts on the Brahmaputra floodplain.
It has one of the highest tiger densities among Indian protected areas, along with rhinos, elephants and wild buffalo.
It was declared a national park in 1974 and a World Heritage Site in 1985.
Floods each year renew the grasslands but also kill many animals.
Animal corridors to the Karbi Anglong hills are protected to help wildlife escape floods.
The park had a successful anti-poaching drive in recent years.
It is part of the Kaziranga–Karbi Anglong elephant reserve.
Geography and key facts
- Assam
- One-horned rhino
- World Heritage Site
- Golaghat, Nagaon
- Rhinos, tigers
- NP 1974
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on species and parks.
Note for UPSC
Assam; holds most of the world's one-horned rhinos. World Heritage Site.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Assam
- Coordinates
- 26.667°N, 93.350°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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