Kaziranga Wildlife

Sanctuary
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Location :
1.Kaziranga is a National Park in the
Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the
state Assam.
2.Kaziranga National Park lies on the
banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River.
3. Kaziranga National Park covers an area
of approximately 430 Sq.kms.

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History of Kaziranga Sanctuary:
1.The history of Kaziranga as a protected area can
be traced back to 1904, when Mary Victoria
Curzon, the wife of the Viceroy of India, visited
the area.
2.She could not see a single rhinoceros, for which
the area was renowned. She persuaded her
husband to take urgent measures to protect the
dwindling species.
3.The Viceroy initiated planning for a their
protection.
4.On 1 June 1905, the Kaziranga Proposed Reserve
Forest was created with an area of 232Km

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Animal kingdom:
1.Animal kingdom of the Sanctuary or the fauna is very rare.
2.The varied vegetation here, creates the ideal habitat for a
number of wild animals and birds and specifically the onehorned rhino.
3.Its swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass making it
the ideal habitat for the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. There
are over 1000 rhinos in this reserve .
4.Wild elephant herds roaming around can also be seen
here. Here one can leave in the early hours of the dawn for
an elephant-back-ride.
5.The swampy areas inside the park, located near the River
Brahmaputra are natural habitats for different species of
reptiles and birds.
6.It is home to a large variety of wildlife such as gaur, deer,
wild boar, bison and different species of water birds.
The vast open country makes Kaziranga very
accessible and wildlife viewing fairly pleasurable.

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wild elephant, another exotic animal

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the region and often-found in herds number
over 700 here. The wild buffalo is another
attraction of the reserve and again there are
over 600 of these in the reserve. The mouse
deer, the hog deer, barking deer, a chinkar
gazelle, bears, leopards, leopard cat, wild
boars and the gaur are to be found here.

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Task of Kaziranga
1.If the disappearance of tigers from Sariska

National Park was shocking, this news is

absolutely chilling.
2. Authorities at Kaziranga National Park have
admitted to the deaths of nine big cats in the past
3 months.
3.The biggest casualty ever in a national park
over such a brief period.
4. Wildlife experts fear the numbers are much
higher and suspect forest officers at Kaziranga are
deliberately quoting a lower figure to avert a fullblown investigation.
5.Speaking to TOI, Kaziranga National Park
director S N Buragohain claimed the reason
behind the deaths ranged from poisoning by
villagers to infighting among tigers and old age.
Experts, however, rubbished the argument and

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Acknowledgement :
I founded about Kaziranga
Wildlife Sanctuary on internet
sites are: www.Google.com ,
www.wikipedia.com,
www.indiawildlifeerestos.com,
and www.Kaziranga-National
Park.com

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About my self:
Name : Arindam Gupta
Class: Vth 2D
Roll no: 9
Date: 07.09.09