The great one horned Indian Rhino which roamed the northern Indian plains, is now limited to only two wild reserve sanctuaries of India, The Kaziranga National Park and the Manas National Park. The other country where it is found is Nepal.

Due to its easy accesibility, Kaziranga National Park is is most visited by the wild life enthusiasts. Lying along the mighty Brahmaputra River, the Park covers an area of about 430 Sq km. Its swamps and grasslands with tall thickets of elephant grass and evergreen forest, support the largest number of rhino population in the subcontinent. Rhino has been hunted to extinction because of its horn. This led to the conservation of this area in 1926. In 1940, Kaziranga was declared a sanctuary. Though poaching still constitutes a major threat to the rhino population, the numbers of this species are on the rise.

Due to the open country wildlife viewing is fairly easy. A day spent in the park is often sufficient for visitors to see most of the wild life here. Tourist go on Elephant back at dawn. This is the best time to view the wild life. One can see herds of barasingha and wild buffalo in the marshes. This is also home to one of the most dangerous and ferocious herbivore, the Indian wild buffalo. It is an impressive animal and weighs upto a ton. The Rhinos, now used to tourists, browse unconcernedly as the visitors pass by. An occasional herd of elephants or wild boar can also sighted. The grasslands are home to a number of birds of prey like the crested serpent eagle, the fishing eagle and greyheaded fishing eagle. All of them can be seen circling over the marshes. The water bird variety includes swamp partridge, bar headed goose, whistling teal, the Bengal florican, storks, herons and even pelicans.

Kaziranga is so close to nature that a visit to the National Park can be a rich and a fullfilling experience.

Rhino is a protected species. Poaching and killing of Rhino is a punishable offence. Save the Rhino from extinction