Manas National Park

History & Overview

Manas is a wondrous landscape, an important area of Biodiversity in South Asia – located at the Eastern Foothills of the Himalayas, sharing its treasures with Bhutan where contiguous forests stretch far beyond. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Biosphere Reserve, Tiger and Elephant Reserve – a truly unique distinction.

The glacier-fed Rivers Beki and Manas provide rich alluvial deposits to the grasslands, as well as resultant Riverine Forests.

Grasslands inside the Park are large and are dominated by Elephant Grasses and Swampy Marshlands. The population of Elephants is high in this park, and critically rare species such as the Pygmy Hog yet survive here, though rarely ever seen. A captive breeding centre has been established at Manas National Park. Areas where short grasses occur are also good habitats for the once again Critically Endagnered Hispid Hare and Bengal Florican.

The amazingly unique Golden Langur which only occurs in these forests, is also found in a few areas where community development measures have resulted in local involvement in protecting the species. Bird-life in this region is a treat, interesting species await at every turn.