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| Welcome To Kaziranga National Park |
Located in
the Golaghat in Nagoan District of Assam, Designated as a World Heritage site in December 1985. This park host the 2/3 population of
the worlds great one horn Rhino. Also serve as a natural
habitat for Tigers, park also has highest density of Tigers in
protected areas of Park. Kaziranga is home to large breeding animals
like elephant, swamp deer, wild water buffalo, home for many
endangered bird population. Kaziranga is wide land covered with nice
elephant grass and and dense moist broad leaf Forrest, with
Bramhaputra river which is also called as the lifeline of this park.
Apart from the Bramhaputra river park also have many small water
resource with another four rivers.
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| Forest Range Map |
Park was reserved as
a national park and protected wild life reserve since 1904. When the
wife of Viceroy of India Lord Curzon, Mary Victoria Leiter Curzon
visited Kaziranga to watch the Rhinos for which the area is known,
but failed find a single one then, she tell her husband about this
and suggested for the urgent action to protect this wild animal. Then
Lord Curzon decide to reserve this land as a wild life century. At
that time the area of the park was 232 square kilometre, then in 1908
they have decided to extend the protected area to 152 square kilometre, up to the Bramhaputra River. In 1916 it was rename as The
Game Sanctuary in which hunting was strictly prohibited, during this
visitors are allowed in the park. In 1950 this park was rename as The
Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary.
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| Tigers in Kaziranga |
Kaziranga experience heavy rainy season
during the monsoon which occurs during June to September. During the
Monsoon season the water level of Bramhaputra River rises to danger
level, ¾th of western region of park submerged in to
water due to flood situation in Bramhaputra River. The flood caused
heavy migration of wild animals to the elevated regions outside the
southern border of the park. Many many animals lost their life during
this migration and flood. This year 631 wild life were lost in flood
of Bramhaputra River; including 19 one-horn Rhinos. flood is a very
common thing in this park in monsoon, this flood is a part of life
cycle of this park and it is very important phase of life in this
park. Flood takes life but also brings the new life in Kaziranga and
flood is very important for ecology of this park.
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| Flood Situation |
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| Flood Affecting the Wild Animals |
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| Human Effort for Rhino Migrations |
How to Reach
Assam State Transport offers Bus service from Guwahati to Tezpur and main gate of the sanctuary.
Authorized guide of Forest department accompany you inside the park
area. For elephant ride, Jeep or any other 4 wheel vehicle you have
to book in advance.
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| Hornbill In Kaziranga |
Best Time to Visit
Your can visit this park any time
between November to April. But the park remain closed from April to
October because heavy rain and flood in Kaziranga.
Map of Kaziranga
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