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Though Kaziranga is famous all
over the world as the "Rhino Land" or the home of the Great
Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, many other rare and endangered
animals also inhabit the National Park, the survival of which is
equally dependent on the proper conservation and management of
the Park.
Kaziranga is a large national
park, whose core area spans 430 square kilometers. It is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site with rich wildlife resources
and vast wilderness. Kaziranga park is home to 35 species of
mammals - 15 of which are included in Schedule I of the Wildlife
Protection Act 1972. The area is also a habitat for 42 species
of fishes, and 550 species of birds - of which 25 are globally
important and 21 others are listed as near-threatened species.
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