Manas National Park

                        Please find link with Manas National Park Song. Happy listening!!!.                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YmXI2biuMs

Palas( Butea monosperma ) This is time of Palas, Every where  in Manas you can see brightness of Palas. Palas is a species of Butea native to tropical sub tropical parts of Indian Sub continent and Southeast Asia ranging across India, Bangladesh , Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Western Indonesia. Many Assamese  songs written on the basis of beauty of Palas.

A elephant herd inside Manas National Park. Manas NP, also a core zone of Ripu-Chirang Elephant reserve.  According last elephant census Manas has more than 700 hundred wild elephants . 

Manas has a history and many legends. Many folktales relates with name Manas. I hereby describing one of thought as follows: According to a school of thought, the river Manas actually has a Bhutanese name as “ DANG-ME-CHU” and “ MANG-DE-CHU ” meeting at a confluence point called Panbang, a small sub divisional HQ inside Bhutan to become Manas River that is upstream within Bhutan. Though lost in antiquity the name “ Manah ” (not Manas as is usually known) is derived from Assamese word “ maan ”, meaning the Burmese army, popularly known as Maan, who raided Assam three times spreading terror. As the river was the western limit of Burmese advance, the challenge came from across saying: maan+ah = manah ; meaning “ Maan you come if you dare ”. On the contrary, the other school of thought offers the view that the name “manas” gets its name after the serpent Goddess “ manasa ” (Durga). ( Source- Management Plan of Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam ) River Manas with Bhutan Hill

Tourist Cottage of Manas Bhuyanpara Consrvation and Eco-tourism Society, Bhuyanpara Range Manas National Park Manas Bhuyanpara Conservation and Eco-tourism Society was formed on 2006. Since establishment society has been doing a commendable jobs on conservation of park. At present 20 volunteers from the society directly involved in protection of the park. Another four volunteer directly involved with Indian  Rhino Vision 2020 program.  Cottage is establish in front of Bhuyanpara range office. If you want to stay there please contact Ajoy Kherkotari- President of Society and well known person of this area. His phone number- is 9401969360.  Please Visit Manas and get experience real sense of wilderness inside vast green landscape!!!

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Trail of Greater One Horned Rhinoceros at Manas NP. Rhinoceros is a Perissodactyla, or odd toed ungulate. Consisting of 3  hoofed  toes in each legs Rhino trail is quite common in certain part of the park. After rhino translocation to Manas since  the year 2008 this trail  have been a observation points of every patrolling staffs.  We expect this trail may remain in Manas thousand years. We have to prevent all active poachers gang around the Manas NP. Please help to protect 'Manas' rhinos for greater conservation concern of World Heritage Manas National Park!

Rhino-2 (Iragdao) This was a male sub-adult rhino translocated to Manas National Park from Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary on the 12th April 2008 under the program of Indian Rhino Vision-2020.  It was well adapted in the new homeland of Manas NP and created a history. This rhino was stray outside from the park and reached 100 km from the park boundary from 1st-14th September 2008. Manas Team was able to capture after 15 days of continuous follow-up. It was a major stray rhino capture incident in the conservation history of the World. After that incident, Rhino never tried to stray outside and settled perfectly. He became a dominant male after killing of Rhino-1. Rhino-2 was the father of all newborn calves born in Manas NP. I have spent many beautiful moments with this majestic animal.  On 13th January 2013, we lost this beautiful animal. Rhino-2 was named as Iragdao (means victory) by the Bansbari range rhino monitoring team of Manas National Park. Today is y...

A peacock was welcoming  us at the Pahu Field Point of Bansbari Range . 

At Daodhara with MMES Volunteers Having lunch in the midst of hard work  Adjustment with wild situation. Sometime field guards adjust situation where ever required. Field guards ever ready to do any kind of tough job on different  difficult situation.  But only need good commend and leaderships!!!  For saving Manas NP

Domestic harvesting for construction of house    This is the season to collect house construction material  for fringe villagers of Manas National Park. Manas has everything to provide for fringe community.  Conserving Manas is directly link with improvement of socio-economic condition of fringe areas of Manas NP. Please provide support for conserving Manas National Park

Giribala ( Rhino-8) I feel very sad when I try to recollect your  memories . I try to count every step of you in new home land of Manas NP. You are shy and timid and always like to live deep inside Bansbari. Sometime you have been in Makhibaha of Bhuyanpara and sometime bank of river Beki. I observed nuptial knot with late Rhino-2. We were delighted when you became mother and first sighting with new born at Charfuli. Your motherhood declares another milestone to Indian Rhino Vision-2020 and future of Manas NP. But cruel human never give you right of living in this world. You were killed on last day(31st Dec) of 2013.  May your soul rest in haven!!   Giribala  ( Name was given by  Indian Rhino Vision -2020 Veterinary team )