Wildlife Conservation
Kaziranga
was originally designated a reserve forest in 1908 withthe primary objective
of preserving the rhinoceros and other large mammals, since when hunting and
shooting have been prohibited. No rights or privileges to exploit forest produce
are exercised.
Limited grazing was permitted up until the final notification declaring the
area as a national park.
Kaziranga has a long history of management and practices include annual
burning of the grasslands by wildlife staff. There is a management plan valid
up to 1980-1981 but this has not been updated. The government has proposed
a 45,450ha extension to incorporate a section of the Brahmaputra River within
the park.
This will be handed over to the park administration when ownership rights
have been settled. In addition, some 3,200ha in the southern highlands of
Karbi Plateau have been purchased by the Forest Department, but the land has
not yet been handed over by the local tribal administrative body.
