Visitors and tourists were just about trickling in when we visited Manas National Park, the Raimona National Park, and Kakaijana Park in western Assam in late October. The safari tour drivers, forest guides, homestays and hotel staff are back and eagerly awaiting tourists to flock in.
A recent study published in the Journal of Biological Conservation highlights an impressive conservation success in Assam's Manas National Park, where the tiger population has tripled from 2011 to 2019.
The elusive Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) has been rediscovered in Assam’s Manas National Park, thanks to a collaborative effort by the state Forest Department, conservationists from Aaranyak, and other Indian conservationists.
The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve, located in Assam’s Baksa district, will reopen its doors to tourists tomorrow, signaling the start of the 2024-25 ecotourism season.
The reopening of the park, which was temporarily closed since June 5, 2023, is contingent upon compliance with the relevant regulations outlined in the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 and the Assam Wildlife (Protection) Rules of 1997.
With this release, the number of pygmy hogs reintroduced into the wild by the PHCP has reached 152, more than their current original global wild population.
The Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) brought in 105 deer from the Ramanabagan wildlife sanctuary in Burdwan district on Monday. According…
