Assam Wildlife
National Parks
Kaziranga
National Park
The Kaziranga National Park is the only National Park in the State situated
in central Assam with an area of 430sq. km. It is the home of the great Indian
one horned Rhinoceros (Unicornis). The landscape of Kaziranga is of sheer forest,
tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, mellow marshes and shallow pools.
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Manas National Park
Situated at the foot hills of eastern Himalayas, Nameri National Park covers
an area of about 200 sq. km. Hills, deciduous forests and the river Jia Bhoroli
have all added a unique charm to it. It is about 35 km. from Tezpur town which
is 181 km. from Guwahati.The nearest airport is Salonibari(Tezpur).
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Dibru - Saikhowa National Park
The fourth National Park of the state, this National Park lies partly in Dibrugarh
district and partly in Tinsukia district and covers an area of about 340 sq.km.
Of the seven parts of the park one part is wet land and the rest is mainly grassland
and dense forest. The main attractions of Dibru-Saikhowa National Park are its
semi-wild horse and White winged Wood- Duck. Other animals are Leopard, Clouded
Leopard, Elephant, Sambar, Slow Loris, Indian wild water Buffalo, Capped Langur,
Gangetic River Dolphin, Indian Wild Dog etc.
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Nameri
National Park
Situated at the foot hills of eastern Himalayas, Nameri National Park covers
an area of about 200 sq. km. Hills, deciduous forests and the river Jia Bhoroli
have all added a unique charm to it. It is about 35 km. from Tezpur town which
is 181 km. from Guwahati.The nearest airport is Salonibari(Tezpur). Many wildlife
species are found here such as the Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, Indian Bison, Sloth
Bear, Himalayan Black Bear, Pangolin, Indian Wild Dog, Civet Cat, Capped Langur
etc.
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Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park
It is a miniature Kaziranga covering an area of 78.81 sq. kms. and is situated
in the Darrang District of Assam. Sixty percent of the sanctuary is grassland.
The animals seen in this sanctuary are the One-horned Rhinoceros, Leopard, Elephant,
Sambar, Barking Deer, Tiger, varieties of water birds, Green Pigeon, Florican,
Teal , Goose, etc.
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