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With five national parks, two of which are designated World Natural Heritage Sites by UNESCO, and several wildlfe and bird sanctuaries, Assam is a blessed land for wildlife enthusiasts. At the heart of it’s mind boggling biodiveristy is the rich topography of Assam with it’s lush hills and valleys dissected by the majestic Brahmaputra and it’s many tributaries.
Assam is home to over 180 species of mammals, including rare and endangered species like the great Indian one-horned rhinoceros, the royal Bengal tiger, the golden langur and hoolock gibbon, and a spectacular range of avifauna.
Assam’s most famous parks are Kaziranga and Manas. Both were conferred World Heritage Status in 1985.
One horned rhinoKaziranga National Park is spread over an area of 430 sq. kms consisting of dense forest, rugged reeds, marshes and shallow pools. Elephant grass grows up to a few meters making it an ideal grazing ground for the famed One Horned Rhinoceros. Wildlife to be seen in the central range is Rhinoceros, Herd of wild Asiatic buffalos & Elephants, naughty Languor’s and deer’s. Some of the rare species to be found in Kaziranga are Indian Bison, Swamp Deer, Sambar, Hog Deer, Sloth Bear, Tiger Leopard, Leopard Cat, Jungle Cat, Hog Badger, Capped Langur, Hoolock Gibbon, Jakel, Goose, Hornbill, Adjutant Stork, Ibis, Cormorant, Egret, Heron, Fishing Eagle, and a lot more. A no of migratory Birds can also be seen during winters.
TigerTucked away in the foothills of Bhutan. This Tiger Reserve of Assam is one of the most Magnificent National Parks of India. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Covering an area of 519.77 sq. kms is one of the Dense, Most wild and least frequented National Parks. It is also famous for its unique biodiversity. Some rare species found here are Wild Boar, Swamp Deer, Golden langur, Rhinoceros, Tiger and Hundreds of Winged species.
Nestled at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas, Nameri National Park covers an area of 200 Sq. Kms. With river Jia Bhoroli bifurcating the park, it is the most scenic of all the national parks of Assam. Its in the eastern border of Assam in the valley and mountainous Arunachal Pradesh, Nameri is home to some of of the endangered species like white winged wood duck, Sloth Bear, Tiger Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Sambar, Gaur, Indian Wild Dog, four varieties of Hornbill and many other winged species.
The other reason Nameri is famous for, is the herds of elephants. The park have a high density of elephant population and due to lessening of forest cover, they sometimes invade human inhabited villages, which have attracted the attention of wildlife conservationists worldwide.
With conditions similar to those found in Kaziranga, Orang National Park is its miniature edition. Home to the one-horned rhinoceros, it is 150 km from Guwahati.
Located close to Guwahati, Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary is also home to the one-horned rhinoceros.
Newest of its kind, the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park lies partly in Dibrugarh district and partly in Tinsukia district. Covering an area of 340 km2, it is 13 km from Tinsukia town which is 493 km from Guwahati. The park is divided into seven parts, one of which is wet land while the rest consists of grassland and dense forest.
The main attractions at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park are the semi-wild horse and the white-winged wood duck. Other wild inhabitants found in this park include leopard, clouded leopard, elephant, samber, slow loris, Indian wild water buffalo, capped langur, Gangetic river dolphin, Indian wild dog, and more than 250 varieties of local and migratory birds.
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