Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
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Overview
The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam became a natural World Heritage Site in 1985. It is named after the Manas, a Brahmaputra tributary.
It was inscribed in 1985 and placed on the List in Danger in 1992 because of insurgency and poaching.
It was removed from the danger list in 2011 after recovery.
It joins the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.
It covers grasslands and forests in the Himalayan foothills.
It shelters many endangered species, including the pygmy hog and hispid hare.
The park is home to wild water buffalo and Bengal florican.
It is a natural World Heritage Site.
Geography and key facts
- Assam
- WHS 1985
- In Danger 1992–2011
- Royal Manas, Bhutan
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on natural heritage.
Note for UPSC
Natural World Heritage Site, inscribed 1985 · Assam.
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Key facts
- Type
- World Heritage Site
- State / UT
- Assam
- Heritage type
- Natural
- Inscribed (UNESCO)
- 1985
- Coordinates
- 26.717°N, 90.933°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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