MANAS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
MANAS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Where the foothills of the Himalayas meet the plains at an altitude of 70meters above sea level on the Indo-Bhutan border, there rests one of the most beautiful wildlife sanctuary and Tiger Reserve of India – Manas. The River Manas flows through the sanctuary with a number of other small rivers, thus rendering the name. Spread over an area of 2780 sq kms including the buffer area, the deciduous forest is intermingled with big patches of grassland and bamboo thickets. The fauna of the Park includes Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Elephant, Bison, Wild Boar, Hispid Hare, One-Horned Rhino, Sambar, Chital, Pigmy Hog, Mouse Deer, Malayan Giant Squirrel, Hoary Bellied Squirrel, Binturong, Assamese Macaque, Otter, Golden Langoor, Slow Loris and Hoolock Gibbon. Grey Goose, Giant Hornbill, Cormorant, Rudy Shelduck, Serpent Eagle, Tit, Mallard, Merlin, Lorikeet, Bengal Florican, Pheasant, Jungle Fowl, Scarlet Minivet, Egret, Heron, Merganser and Brahminy Duck c...