Kaziranga National Park To Remain Close From March 26-28 For Rhino Census

Guwahati: Kaziranga National Park (KNP) will be remain close from March 26 to 28 as the forest department will hold a census of one-horned rhinos in the said period.

Two-thirds of the world's population of the species lives in the UNESCO World Heritage site in the North-Eastern state.

"The 14th Rhino Population Estimation 2022 scheduled on March 26-28 in all the ranges of the national park," stated a notice issued by Ramesh Kumar Gogoi, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Eastern Assam Wildlife Division.

As per the notice, all tourist safaris, including the jeep safari and elephant safari, will remain closed on the days of population census.

"The Rhino population estimation is a mandatory management practice and suspension of tourism activities during the period is necessary for the interest of the smooth conduct of the estimation," the notice read further.

The most recent rhino census in Kaziranga National Park took place in 2018, with a population of 2,413.

Located in Assam's Golaghat district and Nagaon district, Kaziranga National Park is the oldest park, spanning 430 square kilometers between the Bhramaputra River on the north and Karbi anglong on the south. The park area and tea estates are boxed in by table-top tea bushes as National Highway 37 goes through. Rhinos and wild elephants can even be seen wandering along the highway.

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