National Park

Kaziranga National Park

UNESCO Reported

Kaziranga, on the floodplains of the Brahmaputra, is home to the world's largest population of greater one-horned rhinoceros and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1985).

An adult male one horned rhino takes shelter on highland during flood at Kaziranga National Park in Bagori range of Nagaon district of Assam
Kaziranga National Park · Photo: Diganta Talukdar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kaziranga lies on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra in Assam, a landscape of tall elephant grass, shallow lakes and patches of forest that floods every monsoon. It is best known for protecting the world's largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros, rescued from the brink of extinction in the early 20th century.

The park also has some of the highest densities of tigers in India, along with Asian elephants, wild water buffalo and eastern swamp deer. It was declared a national park in 1974, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 and made a tiger reserve in 2006. Wildlife corridors to the Karbi Anglong hills are vital for animals escaping the annual floods.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kaziranga declared a national park?
In 1974; it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.