In which state of India is this UNESCO World Heritage Site located?
Assam
West Bengal
Sikkim
Nagaland
Answer: Assam
Anyone who believes that the Indian one-horned rhinoceros only existed during the Jurassic period needs to visit Kaziranga, which is located in the Indian state of Assam.
More than 2200 Indian one-horned rhinoceros, or roughly 2/3 of the species’ global population, call Kaziranga National Park, a 430 square kilometre area dotted with elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and deep woods, home.
The park is one of the most popular wildlife vacation spots in India. The park, which was established in 1908 on Mary Curzon’s advice, is situated on the outskirts of Golaghat and Nagaon district, two of the Eastern Himalayan region’s biodiversity hotspots. The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
Mary Curzon, the wife of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, the Viceroy of India, reportedly visited the park but was unable to locate even one Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Then she convinced her husband to start making plans for their preservation in order to take immediate action to save the endangered species. The Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest was established in 1905 with a total area of 232 km2 (90 sq mi) following a number of meetings and documents.
Elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer are among the other animals that breed in the park along with the famous Greater one-horned rhinoceros. Kaziranga was designated as a tiger reserve in 2006 because to the fact that the tiger population there has grown over time.
In addition, BirdLife International has designated the park as an Important Bird Area for the conservation of avian species. In particular, during the winter season, birds such as the lesser white-fronted goose, ferruginous duck, Baer’s pochard duck, lesser adjutant, greater adjutant, black-necked stork, and Asian Openbill stork migrate from Central Asia.
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