The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary or Manas National Park, situated in the foothills of Himalaya in the
state of Assam, is a Natural World Heritage Site as declared by the UNESCO.
This national park, an abode of endangered and rare wildlife, is predominantly
famous for its Tiger Reserve and Elephant Reserve.
This park is contiguous
with the neighbouring country Bhutan's Royal Manas National Park. Passing
through the heart of the park is the Manas River, a major tributary of the
mighty Brahmaputra River. Endemic wildlife species such as the Golden Langur,
Hispid Hare, Pygmy Hog and Assam Roofed Turtle, along with a huge population of
Wild Water Buffaloes, are other attractions of the park that is rich in flora
and fauna.
Manas National Park is
situated on the bank of the river mans at the foothills of the Himalayas. The
beautiful park earlier known as North Kamrup wildlife sanctuary is spread over
an area of 519.77 sq km and was declared a sanctuary on December 01, 1928. It
was established as the core of the Manas Tiger Reserve from April 1973 and
elevated to the position of a National Park status on September 7, 1990. It is
a well known World heritage site with it's unique combination of scenic beauty
and rare wealth of wildlife. Manas is one of the nine tiger reserve sanctuaries
in India. Other wildlife spices found in national park are Hispid Hare, Pigmy Hog,
Golden Langur, Indian Rhinoceros, Asiatic Buffalo etc. Other commonly seen
animals are Elephant, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Himalayan Bear, Wild Boar,
Samber, Swamp Deer, and Hog Deer etc.
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