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Lying along the mighty Brahmaputra river, the Kaziranaga National
Park covers an area of about 430-sq-kms. Its swamps and grasslands
with tall thickets of elephant grass and patches of ever green
forest support the largest number of Rhino population in the whole
of Indian subcontinent. Once reached to an alarming point due to
hunting and poaching, this area came under wildlife conservation in
1926 and in 1940, Kaziranga was declared a sanctuary.
Kaziranga National Park is a birding paradise; the grasslands are a
raptor country that can be seen on safari makes a remarkable
experience. These include the Oriental Honey Buzzard,
Black-Shouldered Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy Kite, Pallas's Fishing
Eagle, White Tailed Eagle, Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle, Himalayan
Griffon, etc. Huge numbers of migratory birds descend on the
parks lakes and marshy areas during winters.
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Cottage Hrishikesh |
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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. Due to limitless poaching of this prehistoric survivor, the
Kaziranga National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1940.
Our primary vision is to promote eco-friendly and responsible
tourism in North Eastern Region as well as maximize the employment
opportunity for the local community. It is also dedicated to the
conservation of natural and cultural resources.
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Wild Grass Lodge |
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Situated
on the south bank of the Brahmaputra river, Kaziranga National Park
(Assam, India) is famous for the stronghold of the armoured
one-horned Indian Rhinoceros .Kaziranga is home also to elephants,
sloth bears, tigers, leopard cats, jungle cats, hog badgers, capped
langurs, hoolock gibbons, pigs, jackals, porcupines, pythons, wild
buffaloes, Indian bison, swamp deer, sambhars and hog deer. Besides
these, the park has a respectable avian population, which increases
considerably in the winter, when migrating birds visit the park.
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