Manas National Park

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The one-horned rhinos of western Assam’s Manas National Park, bordering Bhutan, are expected to have high life expectancy and significant growth in population, the 14th Assam rhino estimation census has revealed.
The report has also revealed that it requires immediate conservation translocations.
This was inferred in the fourteenth Rhino estimation census held in the state of Assam.

The Manas National Park is located on the Himalayan foothills in the state of Assam.
The Manas National Park gets it name from the river which flows through the national park, which is the Manas river.
Manas river is one of the major tributaries of the Brahmaputra river. It also serves as an international border between India and Bhutan.
The Manas National Park is also a designated Tiger reserve, biosphere reserve and a elephant reserve.
It also houses various endangered species including Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog.
Manas is also known for its decent population of the wild water buffalo.

According to the 14th Assam rhino estimation census the one-horned rhinos of western Assam’s Manas National Park have high life expectancy and significant growth in population.
But the matter of concern here is that the population of the calves and the sub adults are meagre.
With this condition it would be difficult to sustain the population of the rhinos in the region.
The report mentions that there is an immediate action necessary for the translocation of the rhinos.

Even though the state of Assam has the highest population of one horned rhinos, the matter of concern is the concentration of its population in a small area.
As we know the state is always prone to floods, there is a threat of extinction of its population.
Apart from this there is threat from the poachers in the region by few extremist groups.

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Source The Hindu