one Horned Rhinocerous & other animals

Kaziranga is a title of a remarkable success story of conservation of the One Horned India Rhinoceros and other wild lives in the North East India. It is not only the homeland of the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, but also provides shelter to a variety of wild lives.

It is one of the significant natural habitat for in situ conservation of biological biodiversity of universal value. The values and criteria made Kaziranga National  Park to get inscribed in the World Heritage Site List 1985. The Kaziranga National Park area consists of 429.93 Sq.Km. with an additional area of 429.40 Sq.Km. and situated in the two districts of Assam, namely Golaghat and Nagaon. The total area of the park within Nagaon district is 175 Sq.Km., out of which 135 Sq.Km. falls under Bagori Forest Range office and 40 Sq.Km. falls within Ghorakati Forest Range office.

About Indian one Horned Rhinocerous

A few centuries ago, the Indian one horned Rhinocerous ranged across the north Indian plains in the wetlands of the rivers Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra. Today this survivor from the prehistoric times is found only in pockets in the north eastern state of Assam and in Nepal. In Assam, their Rhino habitat is limited to just two national parks - Kaziranga and Manas.

Kaziranga National Park is a birding paradise; the grasslands are a raptor country that can be seen on safari makes a remarkable experience.

GL's Resort is located at the foothills of Burapahar, near Kaziranga National Park in Golaghat District of Assam. This resort offers accommodation in well-furnished cottages with all modern amenities. For picnics, adventures, sports tours and students outing there are tents with attached bathroom. The restaurant serves continental, Chinese, South Indian, North Indian and Assamese delicacies. A spacious hall equipped with modern sound system and other equipments are available for parties, seminars and conferences. Tennis and badminton courts and swimming pool are the other facilities. The resort also has a children’s park.