Kaziranga National Park

About Kaziranga National Park:

• Location: It is situated in the north-eastern part of the country in the districts of Golaghat and Nagoan in the state of Assam. 
• It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain.
• It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers, and bears, and thousands of birds.
• It was declared a National Park in 1974.
• It is the first national park in Assam and is spread over an area of 400 sq. km. 
• The river Diffalu, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flows through the National Park area (core/critical tiger habitat), while another tributary, Moradifalu, flows along its southern boundary.
• In 1985, the park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
• Landscape: It is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes, and shallow pools.
• Flora:
  • It is primarily famous for its dense and tall elephant grassesintermixed with small swamplands.
  • It also includes an abundant cover of water lilies, water hyacinths and lotus.
  • Rattan Cane, a type of climbing palm, is also found here.
• Fauna: Many endangered and threatened species like Rhino, Tiger, Eastern swamp deer, Elephant, Buffalo, Hoolock gibbon, Capped langur, and Gangetic River dolphin are commonly found in the habitat.