{"id":123135,"date":"2022-09-16T21:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T15:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=123135"},"modified":"2022-09-16T02:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T21:17:07","slug":"manas-national-park-location-history-geography-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/manas-national-park-location-history-geography-and-more","title":{"rendered":"Manas National Park: Location, History, Geography and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Manas National Park in Assam, India, is a national park, a biosphere reserve, a tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve. It borders the Royal Manas National Park of Bhutan and is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Hispid Hare, Golden Langur, Assam Roofed Turtle, and Pygmy Hog are just a few examples of the unique and endangered native animals in the area. It is well known that Manas has a large population of wild water buffalo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Name&#8217;s Etymology<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The national park gets its name from the Manas River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0A significant tributary of the Brahmaputra River, which flows through the centre of the national park, is the Manas river.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Historical Background<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Manas National Park was designated as a wildlife sanctuary on October 1, 1928.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Manas Reserved Forest and North Kamrup Reserved Forest were the names of the reserved forests there before the sanctuary&#8217;s designation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It served as a hunting preserve for the Raja of Gauripur and the Cooch Behar royal dynasty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The acreage was enlarged to 391 km2 between 1951 and 1955. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1985.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moreover, in 1990, the Kokilabari Reserved forest, the Kahitama Reserved forest, and the Panbari Reserved forest were integrated to establish the Manas National Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was listed as a world heritage site in danger by UNESCO in 1992 due to widespread poaching and illegal activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eventually, the area was expanded to 500 km2 on February 25, 2008. Recognizing its preservation efforts, it was taken off the List of World Heritage in Danger on June 21, 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Human past<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the centre of the national park, there is just one forest settlement, Pagrang. 56 more villages surround the park in addition to this one.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The park is a direct or indirect source of income for the abovementioned settlements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Geography<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The park&#8217;s territory is in the Indian state of Assam&#8217;s BTR, namely in the districts of Chirang and Baksa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are three ranges in the park. The eastern range is situated at Bhuiyapara near Pathsala, the centre range is based at Bansbari near Barpeta Road, and the western range is based at Panbari.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These three ranges are not well interconnected; from the core to the Panbari, two significant rivers must be crossed, but a poor track (the Daimari road) connects the centre to the eastern range.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most tourists travel to Bansbari and then spend a little time at Mathanguri, located near the border with Bhutan along the Manas River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manas is heavily wooded and situated in the Eastern Himalayan foothills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The primary river in the park is the Manas river, which runs through its western portion. It is a significant tributary of the Brahmaputra River and, when it reaches the plains, separates into the Bwrsi and Bholkaduba rivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The national park, which is located on a broad, low-lying alluvial terrace extending out beneath the outer Himalayan foothills, is also crossed by five other minor rivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">India and Bhutan are separated by the Manas river, which also acts as an international boundary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Important Flora and Fauna<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manas National Park&#8217;s wildlife<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Numerous endangered and unique wildlife animals can be found in Manas National Park. One can see the following animals at the park:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Asian Elephant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Assam Roofed Turtle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assamese macaques<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barasingha<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barking deer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bengal Florican<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Black Panther<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Capped Langur<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chinese pangolin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clouded Leopard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One Horned rhino<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Additionally, various migrating birds find refuge in Manas. There are numerous animal and bird species in the National Park.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Statistics are given below:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bird species number 450.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mammalian species number 55.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fifty varieties of reptiles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Three types of amphibians<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plant biodiversity in the Manas National Park<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Additionally, there are many tree and plant species in Manas National Park. These figures are to name a few:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are 543 different plant species, including 30 pteridophytes, 374 dicots, 139 monocots, 49 shrubs, 89 different tree species, and 37 Undershrubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manas National Park in Assam, India, is a national park, a biosphere reserve, a tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve. It borders the Royal Manas National Park of Bhutan and is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Hispid Hare, Golden Langur, Assam Roofed Turtle, and Pygmy Hog are just a few examples [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21834,"featured_media":124863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12210,12430,12352,12364,12245,12300,12206,11315,12332,12219],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-123135","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-animals","8":"category-assam","9":"category-environment","10":"category-forests","11":"category-heritage","12":"category-hills","13":"category-incredible-india","14":"category-india","15":"category-rivers","16":"category-unique"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21834"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124824,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123135\/revisions\/124824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}