MANAS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
PLACE: ASSAM
ESTABLISHED: 1907
FAMOUS FOR: Unique
environment
HISTORY: The Manas wildlife sanctuary is situated in the northeast state of Assam
in the foothills of Himalayas. It shares the border with BHUTAN which makes
this a unique environment and natural scenario. This sanctuary is the habitat
of several species of plants as well as animals. In this sanctuary, there are 21
most threatened species of mammals including 36 reptile species and 350 species
of birds. This a home of many endangered animals like tiger, pygmy hog, clouded
leopard, sloth bear, Indian rhinoceros, wild buffaloes, golden langur and
Bengal Florican. There are many plants that are enlisted in this sanctuary.
This is one of the finest monsoon forests in India which is suitable for 285
species of Dicotyledons and 98 species of Monocotyledons. UNESCO declared this
sanctuary as a world heritage site in 1992 but removed in 2011.
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