Environment and ecology
Kaziranga bird survey
- The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve recorded 146 species in the latest bird survey.
- The survey was conducted across five key locations – Agoratoli, Gamiri, Panbari, and Panpur ranges of the national park and the adjoining Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary.
- First of its kind in India: Focused exclusively on grassland bird species, often underrepresented in conventional bird surveys.
Kaziranga National Park - It was established as a Reserve Forest in 1908 to protect the Indian rhinoceros, it became a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950, National Park in 1974, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. And it was declared as a Tiger Reserve in 2007 due to high tiger density.
- It is known for the Big Five: Rhinoceros, Tiger, Elephant, Asiatic Wild Buffalo, and Eastern Swamp Deer. Nearly the entire population of Eastern Swamp Deer is found here.
- It is located along the Brahmaputra River.
