About Kaziranga

» Kaziranga National Park
Located on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River in the far North East of India, Assam, Kaziranga National Park covers an area of approximately 430-sq-kms with its swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass making it the ideal habitat for the Indian One-Horned Rhino.

» Kaziranga Flora & Fauna
The park contains about 15 species of India's threatened (Schedule I) mammals. It harbours the world's largest population of Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis (E), which has increased from a few dozen in 1908 (Gee, 1964) to some 1,080 in 1984 and 1,100 in 1988.The numerous water bodies are rich reservoirs of food (including fish) andthousands of migratory birds, representing over 100 species, visit the park seasonally from as far afield as Siberia.

» Mammals in Kaziranga
Assam Macaque
Golden Jackal
Asiatic Black Bear
Smooth-coated Otter
Common Palm
Civet Leopard

» Birding in Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park is also famous for its sizable population of exotic and rare birds. In addition to about 250 species of domestic birds, thousands of migratory birds, representing over 100 species, visit the park seasonally from as far as Siberia.

» Places To See in Kaziranga
On the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River, Kaziranga National Park, sprawls over an area of approximately 430SqKms in Assam. The place was declared a wild life sanctuary in 1940. An interesting story goes into the establishment of this sanctuary. In 1904 Lady Curzon visited Kaziranga in the hope of watching rhinos.