Save Kaziranga National Park
The Assam government has proposed reducing Kaziranga National Park’s Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) from 10 km to 1 km, citing the need for urban development. The proposal has raised concerns about its potential impact on wildlife habitats and ecological corridors.
During the monsoon and annual floods, animals move towards the Karbi Anglong Hills for higher ground, safety, and food. The landscape also includes important wildlife corridors connecting Kaziranga with the surrounding hills.
The 2024 elephant estimation recorded 1,183 elephants within Kaziranga National Park, while the larger Kaziranga–Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve was estimated to have 1,554 elephants.
The Assam government’s latest records found 2,613 rhinos in Kaziranga in the March 2022 census. As per Assam Forest Department, Kaziranga supports over 70% of the world’s one-horned rhinoceros population. UNESCO also recognises the park as home to the world’s largest population of the species.
This raises an important question for travellers, wildlife lovers, and conservationists: How can one of India's most important wildlife landscapes accommodate development without weakening the ecological links that keep its animals safe?
Development matters. But so do the corridors that allow wildlife to survive.
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A few days ago, the Assam government proposed to reduce Kaziranga National Park’s Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) from 10 km to just 1 km in the na