Topic: Manas National Park
Rhino reintroduction in Assam
According to the 14th Assam rhino estimation, Rhinos in Manas National Park have higher life expectancy, however they need translocation support. About the 14th Assam rhino estimation Rhino...
Manas National Park- Rise in Tiger Population
The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam have witnessed a sharp rise in the population of rhinos and tigers. Overview: The authorities of the national park...
Expansion of Orang National Park
The Assam Government has recently decided to increase the size of Orang National Park. The park is to be expanded thrice. About the Expansion plan The State is...
Raimona – Sixth national park of Assam
According to Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar district has been upgraded to sixth national park of Assam. This forest comes under...
Himalayan Serow Spotted in Assam
A Himalayan mammal is the newest creatures that has been spotted in the state of Assam. About Himalayan Serow The Himalayan serow looks like somewhere between a goat...
India, Bhutan, Nepal: Trans Border Conservation Park
A Memorandum of Understanding has been drafted by India, Nepal and Bhutan to create a trans-boundary wildlife conservation park. The park will include bio-diversity rich landscapes Significance Unlike...
India Rhino will soon have DNA Database
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has undertaken a project to create DNA Profiles of all rhinos present in India. The project which would formally...
Assam Spring Festival organised at Manas National Park
The two-day Assam Spring Festival was held at Manas National Park. It was organised by Indian Weavers’ Association and Swankar Mithinga Onsai Afat, an association of reformed poachers...
Ecologist Bibhuti Lahkar wins IUCN's Heritage Heroes Award 2016
Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lahkar has won prestigious ‘Heritage Heroes Award’ of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). With this, he became the first...