KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARKthe one & only one

that is

• WORLD HERITAGE SITE

• TIGER RESERVE

• HEAVEN FOR AVIFAUNA

• ELEPHANT RESERVE

OFFICIAL SUPPORT COMMITTEEPRESENTATION

ON

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

w h e re n a tu re u n fu rls its p ris tin e fo rm

in m illio n s o f h u e s

w h e re w ild life ro a m fe a rle s s ly

w h e rem a n a n d n a tu re b e c o m e o n e

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK u n p a ra lle le d s a g a o f W ild life C o n s e rv a tio n

m a d e p o s s ib le b y tire le s s e ffo rts o f

th e P e o p le o f K a z ira n g a th e s w e a t & b lo o d o f K a z ira n g a p e rs o n n e l

c o m m itte d s u p p o rt o f th e G o v e rn m e n t n u m e ro u s W ild life rs & N G O s

s e v e ra l F u n d in g A g e n c ie sW ild life c o n s e rv a tio n is ts a c ro s s th e G lo b e

&G o o d W is h e s o f n a tu re lo v e rs fro m a ll o v e r th e W o rld

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

A 1 0 0 y e a r s lo n g C o n s e r v a tio n J o u r n e y ...

1905 – THE CONSERVATION JOURNEY BEGINS

AND THE JOURNEY CONTINUES...

1905 LADY CURZON VISITED BUT COULD ONLY SEE THE HOOF MARKS OF RHINO. PERSUADED LORD CURZON FOR CONSERVATION OF RHINO

1908 DECLARED RESERVED FOREST 1916 DECLARED GAME SANCTUARY 1937 OPENED FOR VISITORS 1950 WILD LIFE SANCTUARY NAMED AS

KAZIRANGA 1974 DECLARED AS A NATIONAL PARK

THE GREEN WARRIORSJ C Arbuthnott AJW Milroy

B Fuller Mahi Chandra Miri

Major Gurdon PD Stracey

Lady Curzon EP Gee

H Carter P Barua

Major A Playfair J Juan Spillet

WFL Totton Padma Shri Dr. Robin Banerjee&

the many, often barefoot unsung heroes, the staff, the staff Elephants, and the people of Assam

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK AND ADDITIONS

SATELLITE IMAGERY OF KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

KARBI ANGLONG HILLS

K N P

AREA• KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK 429.93 Sq. Km.• 1ST ADDITION TO KNP 043.79 Sq. Km.• 2ND ADDITION TO KNP 006.47 Sq. Km.• 3RD ADDITION TO KNP 000.69 Sq. Km. • 4TH ADDITION TO KNP 000.89 Sq. Km.• 5TH ADDITION TO KNP 001.15 Sq. Km.• 6TH ADDITION TO KNP 376.50 Sq. Km.• KUKURAKATA RF 015.93 Sq. Km.• PANBARI RF 007.65 Sq. Km. TOTAL 882.00 Sq. Km.

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARKA UNIQUE ECO SYSTEM

1. MOIST MIXED DECIDUOUS FORESTS 29.13% 2. GRASS LANDS 51.91% 3 WATER BODIES 6.62% 4. SWAMPY/MARSHY AREA 5.21% 5. SAND 7.12%

(GOSWAMI AND BARUA, 1996)

FAUNA• MAMMALS

39 species including some of the most endangered & rare species of Schedule I

• BIRDS 478 species including 25 globally threatened and 21 near threatened species

• REPTILES Different species of Lizard, Snake & Turtle

• FISHES40 different species recorded

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARKthe Home of the BIG FIVE Mammals

ONE HORNED INDIAN RHINOCEROS (2048)

ROYAL BENGAL TIGER (86)

ASIATIC ELEPHANT (1293)

EASTERN SWAMP DEER (681)

ASIATIC WILD BUFFALO (1943)

WORLD’S LARGEST POPULATION OF

• ONE HORNED INDIAN RHINOCEROS ( Rhinoceros unicornis)

• EASTERN SWAMP DEER (Cervus duvauceli ranjitsimhii)

• ASIATIC WILD BUFFALO (Bubulas bubalis)

SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION VALUES

BIG FIVE OF KAZIRANGA

WORLD HERITAGE, 1985

• N (ii)OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE REPRESENTING SIGNIFICANT ON-GOING ECOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WETLAND ECOSYSTEM AND COMMUNITIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

• N (iv)CONTAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HABITATS FOR IN-SITU CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INCLUDING THOSE CONTAINING THREATENED SPECIES OF OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SCIENCE OR CONSERVATION.

MANAGEMENT CONCERNS

& CHALLENGES

FLOODS

FLOODS- NEGATIVE ASPECTS● CASUALITIES OF ANIMALS● SHORTAGE OF FODDER AND

MALNUTRITION● MIGRATION OF ANIMALS AND NH

ACCIDENTS● DISRUPTION IN COMMUNICATION● DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE● EROSION● SILTATION

EROSION

MIMOSA INVASION

ACCIDENT ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY

PANBARI CORRIDOR

POACHING

MANAGEMENT APPROACH

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF FLOODS

● MAINTENANCE OF VEGETATION STATUS AND SOIL FORMATIONS

● BREEDING GROUND OF FISHES● CLEANING OF WATER HYACINTH● REPLENISHMENT OF WATER

BODIES

COPING WITH FLOODS ● ARTIFICIAL HIGH LAND (118 Nos)● INTENSIFIED SURVEILLANCE● RE-LOCATION OF CAMPS● TRAFFIC CONTROL ON HIGHWAY● RESCUE OF DISTRESSED ANIMALS

Controlled burning in selected grasslandsWeed eradicationDe-sedimentation

Water retention during dry seasonUprooting of saplings from the grasslands.

HABITAT MANAGEMENT

HABITAT MANAGEMENT THROUGH CONTROLLED BURNING

● GRASSES BURNT IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY● GROWTH OF NEW SHOOTS – GOOD FOOD

VALUE● MAINTAINS THE GRASS LAND FOR

ANTI POACHING ACTIVITIES

ECO-DEVELOPMENT

● CROP PROTECTION COMMITTEE WITH VILLAGERS

● AWARNESS ABOUT WILDLIFE● MEDICAL HEALTH CAMP

ECO-DEVELOPMENT

● VACCINATION OF DOMESTIC CATTLE

● FODDER & FUEL WOOD PLANTATION

● DRINKING WATER FACILITY● COMMUNITY HALL ● SCHOOL

AWARDS

• 1985 – INDIA's BEST MANAGED PARK• 1998 - SPECIAL AWARDS FOR TEAM WORK IN HANDLING EXIGENCIES• 1999 - MILLENIUM AWARD• FRED PACKERD VALOUR AWARD TO

D.D. BORO, RANGER• BANI SAKIA, DRIVER AWARDED FOR

OUTSTANDING WORK BY WWF(TCP)

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK CONSERVATION SAGA

IS SALUTE TO …

● THE STAFF WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES PROTECTING WILDLIFE IN KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

● IN HONOUR OF THOSE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES

● THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM FOR THEIR SELFLESS SUPPORT

KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

… a step closer

towards one of the