Kaziranga National Park
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How was the
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Renowned
Kaziranga National Park is one of the most beautiful natural habitats and a global treasure for wildlife conservation in Assam
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Origin
It traces back to Baroness Mary Victoria Leiter Curzon's visit in 1904, prompting the establishment of wildlife protection measures
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Initiative
Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, prompted by his wife's observations, initiated the creation of a reserve for Indian Rhinoceros
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Efforts
Balaram Hazarika, the famous Assamese animal tracker, drove attention toward wildlife conservation in Assam
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Evolution
Kaziranga was a proposed Reserve Forest in 1905, and declared a National Park in 1974, marking its golden jubilee in 2024
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Biodiversity Riches
It is renowned for sheltering about 2,700 endangered one-horned rhinoceros population, and several other species
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UNESCO World Heritage Status
It was recognized in 1985 owing to its ecological significance and biodiversity conservation efforts
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Geographic Features
Nestled amidst Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam, Kaziranga is protected by the Karbi Hills and nurtured by the Brahmaputra River
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