Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (KTR) is located in the flood plain of the Brahmaputra River, on the foot hills of Karbi-Anglong district, spread across the civil districts of Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur. The terrain of the reserve is, by and large, flat with gentle slope from east to west. The habitat comprises of alluvial deposits from the Brahmaputra River system. The river Diffalu, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flows through the National Park area (core/critical tiger habitat), while another tributary Moradifalu flows along its southern boundary. Biogeographically, Kaziranga belongs to the North East Brahmaputra Valley Province. The Kaziranga National Park is one of the oldest wildlife conservancy reserves of India, first notified in 1905 and constituted as a Reserved Forest in 1908 with an area of 228.825 sq. Km was specially established for the conservation and protection of the Greater One Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis) whose number was estimated at twenty pairs then. Kaziranga was declared a Game Sanctuary in 1916 and opened to visitors in 1938. It was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950 and notified as Kaziranga National Park in 1974 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, of 1972, with an area of 429.93 sq. Km. which has now extended to 899 Sq. Km. subsequently. #kazirangasafari #wildlifesafaris #assam #kaziranganationalpark #kazirangaedition #kaziranga_national_park #assamtrip #wildassam #wildlifephotographer #wildlifeplanet #rhinoceros #saveourplanet #savewild #savewildlife #greateronehornedrhino #elephant #indianwildlife #onehornedrhino #indianwildlifeofficial #indianwildography #wildlifeplanet #assamtrip #northeastindia #forestlove #wild #wildlifevideography #travelvlog #wildlifesafaris #wildlifesanctury #tigersanctuary #kazirangaedition #wildlifephotographer #forest #tigerreserve #kaziranganationalparkandtigerreserve #golaghat #kazirangasafari #safariguide #jeepsafari #wildlifetoday #wildlifetourism #birdsofindia #birdingphotography #worldheritagesite #worldheritagesiteofindia #tiger #wildlifetrip #kaziranganationalparktrip #bestsafarizone
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