 Reference Base  The greater one-horned rhino of Assam is threatened by po... |
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Distribution - Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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The Park is 500 kmy in size, running in a strip along the Bhutan/Assam border (see map). Only the southern boundary is close to villages; a buffer zone consisting of adjacent reserve forests extends the area to 2,837 kmy in India plus an additional 439 kmy of National Park, also called Manas, in Bhutan (Lahan, 1993). There are more than 20 endangered species in Manas and several are endemic, including the golden langur and pygmy hog. Manas became a Tiger Reserve in 1974 and a World Heritage Site in 1985. In 1990, Manas had 85 to 100 rhinos (see Table 8), although it could sustain 200 to 300, according to S.C. Dey, Director of Wildlife Preservation for the Government of India (pers. comm.). About two-thirds of the Park is ideal habitat for the species (Deb Roy, 1991).
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