KNPTR Director Jatin Sharma said that like previous years, the park remained closed at some stage in the four-month monsoon length (June to September) because the monsoon floods submerge enormous areas of the animal habitats and other forest and park regions.
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“In view of the existing avenue situations and retaining in thoughts the inclement climate, the park might be in part opened handiest for jeep safari in two ranges — Kaziranga Range (Kohora) and Western Range (Bagori),” Sharma informed IANS.
He stated that travelers could be allowed to travel up to Bimoli Tiniali via Donga tower beneath Western Range (Bagori) and from Mihimukh through Daflang tower to Vaichamari Junction under Kaziranga Range (Kohora) until in addition a selection is made.
While the once a year floods in Assam declare loads of human lives besides negative vegetation, infrastructure and property, animals too are not spared in the KNPTR, home to greater than 2,six hundred Indian rhinos.
To shield the wild animals from the fury of floods, the forest and flora and fauna branch of Assam has taken a series of measures, which include building man-made highlands in KNPTR and other country wide parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the country.
Sharma stated the park has a complete of one hundred forty four guy-made, scientifically-designed highlands, inclusive of 33 huge ones, for housing animals at some stage in floods.
The KNPTR, that’s unfold throughout five districts of Assam — Golaghat, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Karbi Anglong — isn’t just home to rhinos, but additionally to tigers, elephants, wild buffalos and plenty of more animal species. It also has lots of birds of over one hundred twenty five species.
