Kaziranga National Park

Assam's Kaziranga Reopens Today After Longest Shutdown In Its History

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday October 21, 2020

Assam's iconic Kaziranga National Park reopened today for tourists with all COVID-19 safety norms in place. The almost seven-month-long closure since March because of coronavirus lockdown and then the monsoon has been the longest in its 112-year history.

1-Year-Old Female Rhino Calf Rescued From Near Kaziranga National Park In Assam

India News | ANI | Saturday August 15, 2020

A joint team of Kaziranga National Park and the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) rescued a nearly one-year-old female rhino calf from Dahgaon village in the fringe area of the national park on Saturday morning.

Poachers Kill Rhino In Kaziranga Park, Horn Removed: Forest Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The bullet-riddled cacass of an adult female rhino with its horn removed by poachers was found inside the Kaziranga National Park, a forest official said on Saturday.

Newborn Rhino Rescued In Assam's Flood-Hit Kaziranga

India News | ANI | Sunday August 2, 2020

A four-day-old rhino calf was rescued in the Kaziranga National Park staff on Sunday where floods have caused massive damage to life and property.

Bengal's Buxa Reserve To Get Six Tigers From Assam's Kaziranga Park

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 1, 2020

The West Bengal forest department is bringing six tigers to Buxa Tiger Reserve in Alipurduar district, as part of its effort to augment the population of big cats in the national park, an official has said.

After 15 Years, Camera Trap Shows Successful Breeding Of Tigers In Assam

India News | Edited By Deepika Pundir | Sunday July 26, 2020

The devastation in Assam's Kaziranga National Park caused by heavy rain and flood has killed many animals and affected the livelihood of several people.

"Shocked By What Has Happened": Prince William, Kate Middleton On Kaziranga Floods

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton expressed concern and distress over the devastation in Assam's Kaziranga National Park caused by heavy rain and flood which has killed many animals and affected the livelihood of several people.

Why Kaziranga National Park Cannot Survive Without Annual Floods Even As Animals Die

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Tuesday July 21, 2020

Inside the Kaziranga National Park and tiger reserve, spread over a mammoth 1,055 square kilometre area, forest guards in country boats are braving the dangerously high flood waters to keep a watch on wild animals that inhabit this sanctuary and to keep the poachers away.

Watch: Tired Rhino Sleeps On Road At Flood-Hit Kaziranga, People Pass By Quietly

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Saturday July 18, 2020

In a heart-warming gesture, forest officials were seen rescuing a troubled rhinoceros who apparently ventured out of the jungle in Assam's flood-hit Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.

Sarbananda Sonowal Reviews Flood Situation At Kaziranga National Park

India News | ANI | Friday July 17, 2020

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday visited the flood-affected areas of Kaziranga national park and took stock of the situation.

Watch: Baby Rhino Separated From Mother Saved In Flooded Kaziranga

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Wednesday July 15, 2020

A baby rhinoceros that was separated from its mother in the flooded Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve was rescued today after its mother could not be located.

Why Assam's Famous Golden Tiger Is Not Cause For Celebration, But Concern

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Wednesday July 15, 2020

Chances are that you have already seen the now-famous photograph of the golden tiger at Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Here's why experts think the golden colour is not cause for celebration.

Assam Floodwater Inundates Kaziranga Park, 51 Animals Dead, 100 Rescued

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday July 15, 2020

The Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest home to the one-horned rhinoceros in India, was almost completely inundated on Tuesday when 13 river and tributaries flowed above the danger mark. As the flooding worsened, at least 51 wild animals were confirmed dead, 100 had been rescued and many tigers and rhinos ...

In Assam's Kaziranga, A Tiger Takes Shelter From Monsoon In A Goat Shed

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday July 13, 2020

A tiger took shelter in a goat shed in a village on the fringes of Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Monday, as flood waters inundated large sections of the reserve

Rhino Poached, Horn Hacked Off In Assam's Kaziranga, AK-47 Bullets Found

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday May 10, 2020

Amid a nationwide lockdown over the COVID-19 outbreak, tragedy struck Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Saturday - an adult male Indian rhinoceros was poached