KAZIRANGA SANCTUARY

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KAZIRANGA SANCTUARY

1. Kaziranga National Park is a national park of the state of Assam, India.
2. The park, hosts two-thirds of the world's Indian rhinoceroses
3. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
4. It is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for conservation of avifaunal species.
5. The park area is circumscribed by the Brahmaputra River, which forms the northern and eastern boundaries, and the Mora Diphlu which forms the southern boundary.
6. Exposed sandbars, riverine flood-formed lakes known as, beels and elevated regions known as, chapories, provide retreats and shelter for animals during floods.