In 1985, Kaziranga National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2008-09, Kaziranga was declared a tiger reserve, known as Kaziranga Tiger Reserve.
Area: Kaziranga Tiger Reserve spans an area of:
Core area: 482.0385 sq km
Buffer area: 573.8555 sq km
Total: 1055.894 sq km
River: Diphlu River, also known as the Diffalu River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River and flows through the core area of the reserve. In addition to the Diphlu River, another tributary called the Moradifalu flows along the southern boundary of the reserve.
Flora: Some of the prominent vegetation types found in Kaziranga:
Fauna: Tiger, Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros, Eastern Swamp Deer, Asian Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo, Hoolock Gibbon, Capped Langur, Gangetic River Dolphin, Great Indian Hornbill, Bengal Florican, Bengal Monitor, Common Indian Monitor, Assam Roofed Turtle etc.
Kaziranga sanctuary hosts two-thirds of the world’s great One-horned Rhinoceroses.
Kaziranga has the largest population of the Wild Water Buffalo anywhere accounting for about 57% of the world population.
