Manas National Park

    Photo by  Brian Mann  on  Unsplash Manas National Park is unique in the sense of its revival from the verge of extinction. This is the place where many best practices silently contribute to the revival of the pristine natural landscape. There are many positive vibes that have been reverberated all across the Manas. In this story, I would like to mention about a conservation volunteer name Mr. Raju Khekatary Secretary  Manas Conservation and Ecotourism Society of Bhuynapara range Manas NP Mr. Raju Kherkatary is a secretary of Manas Bhuyanpara Conservation and Ecotourism Society, Bhuyanpara range of Manas National Park. He has been closely associated with the active conservation of Manas since the year of 2009. He joined as a member of the conservation group and become a senior executive after eight years of association. Since joining as conservation service provider Mr. Khekatari has immensely contributed to preventing ille...

In this post, I would like to introduce with you  Mr. Babul Barhma Range (I/C) Bansbari, Manas National Park. He elucidates about his past and present experiences of Manas last 15 years of experience.  I hope you would like this post. Do send me your response. Save Manas for humankind.!!!

                                 Wallowing  is the dominating activity after grazing among translocated rhinos at MNP, with increased wallowing in the monsoon season, and adult males  wallowed   more often than adult females and calves. Many behavior scientists suggested that  Indian rhinoceros wallowing might be a part of the behavioral adjustment to heat stress. It was observed that rhinos wallowed in all seasons but wallowing activity was greatest during the hot monsoon season at Manas  

A Swamp Francolin Charfuli Area of (Bansbari) Swamp Francolin ( Francolinus gularis)   is common birds of  Manas grasslands. This vulnerable birds can be observed all part of Manas even outside the protected areas. Crackling call (qua-qua-qua.....) of swamp francolin may create extraordinary pleasure silent evening in the Kuribeel, Charfuli, Rupahi and many other areas of Manas. It is large sized with comparatively long legs, the sexes are alike plumage. The upper plumage is brown barred with buff, and the outer tail feathers chestnut, but the throat is bright rust-red, and the rest of the upper parts brown longitudinally streaked with white. The bill is blackish, eyes dark and the feet dull red.  Roosted in thorny trees and builds its nest with grass and weeds and laid 4-6 eggs.  Manas is one of the strongholds for this threatened bird. Proper protection, scientific management of grassland habitat may provide a secure f...

Beautiful Manas Landscape The Man and Biosphere conservation program was initiated by UNESCO in the year 1971. The objective of the program is to integrate humans and human use into the conservation process. Manas Tiger Reserve was identified as potential  Biosphere Reserve in the year 1979 by National Man and Biosphere Committee. It was declared as the 6 th Biosphere Reserve of India in the year  1989. It is the first Biosphere reserve declared in Assam. Second Biosphere Reserve in Assam is Dibru- Saikhowa National Park. The goal of Biosphere program was to conserve representative of natural ecosystems in all of the biogeographic region of the world.  Within any biosphere, there are 3 main zones:  1. The core areas that are fully protected from all human activities.  2. Buffer zones that usually surround the core areas and may include limited human use compatible with sound ecological practice. 3. Transition areas where a variety of human activi...

A moment of translocated rhino release at Manas NP Manas National Park, the UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most beautiful places on the earth. The national park has unique natural as well as cultural heritage. It is a hub of endangered as well as elusive creatures of nature. During the last decades of the 20 th century, Manas underwent serious political turmoil when it's infrastructure and biodiversity were almost destroyed. But positive forces keep supported this natural landscape and brought it back to its glory. This natural site is one of best examples of recent positive conservation effort. As a result of relentless efforts of innumerable organizations, Manas has been reviving. The terai-Babar landscape of Manas once holds more than 100 rhinos prior to 1989. Manas lost entire resident rhinoceros population in the early nineties due to poaching. So, a new population has been established under ambitious rhino conservation program popularly know...