A recent survey has found that the famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam has the highest tiger density in the world, but conservationists have warned that it could be an indicator of habitat destruction and suggested remedial measures.
JORHAT, May 11: With the brutal killing of a female rhino at the Bahbeel area under Agoratoli range in the Kaziranga National Park, security has been beefed up in the national park.
Guwahati: Encouraged by the recent finding of highest tiger density in famous Kaziranga National Park, the Assam Forest Department has constituted the country
JORHAT, April 30: Breaking all previous records, the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), has recorded the highest number of visitors to the park in the current 2009-10 season. According to the information recieved from the office of the District Forest Officer (DFO), Kaziranga the National Park has recorded as many as 112844 number of tourist comprising 105264 Indian and 5780 foreign visitors.
Notwithstanding the unusually high tiger concentration in Kaziranga National Park as revealed in a recent camera-trap exercise, experts feel that the development also has darker shades which, if left unaddressed, could imperil the park
A joint study carried out by Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation in Northeast India, and the Assam Forest Department, has shown that Kaziranga National Park has the highest density of wild tigers in the world. The report is the result of a study carried out during January-March 2009.
