Orang National Park I Just 100 KM from Guwahati I Mini Kaziranga I Darrang I Complete information

Orang National Park is a national park in India located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam. It covers an area of 79.28 sq. km (30.61 sq.mi). It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a national park on 13 April 1999. It is rich in flora and fauna, including great Indian Rhinoceros, Pygmy Hog, Asian Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo and the Bengal Tiger. Pachnoi river, Belsiri river and Dhansiri border the park and join the Brahmaputra. During the monsoon season, the park becomes a veritable flood plain with the many streams overlapping each other. These flood plains constitute twelve wetlands in the park, apart from the twenty-six artificial water bodies. The park is thus formed of alluvial flood plains of the many rivers and is an integral part of the Indo-Burma hotspot of biodiversity. It has a fairly flat terrain tending north to south with a gentle slope. The elevation in the park varies from 45 m (148 ft) to 70 m (230 ft). It is bounded on its south and east by islands and spill channels of the river. The climate in the park comprises three seasons, namely summer, monsoon and winter. The park is subject to subtropical monsoon climate with rainfall occurring mostly during the period from May to September. Humidity in the park varies from 66% to 95%. Orang Park contains significant breeding populations of several mammalian species. Apart from the great Indian one-horned rhinoceros (68 at the last count), which is the dominant species of the national park, the other key species sharing the habitat are the Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris), Asiatic Elephant, Pygmy Hog, Hog Deer and wild boar. important species of the critically endangered and endangered category are the following. The pygmy hog, a small wild pig, is critically endangered, C2a(ii) ver 3.1 as per IUCN listing, and is limited to about 75 animals in captivity, confined to a very few locations in and around north-western Assam, including the Orang National Park where it has been re-introduced. More than 60 species of fish have been recorded in the rivers and channels flowing through the park. Due to its variety of birdlife, including endangered and rare species, the park is listed as one of Bird Life International’s "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas" (IBAs); they consider it the most important bird wet-grassland site on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and one of three "outstanding" IBAs in Assam. It is home to a variety of migratory birds, water birds, predators, scavengers and game birds. The Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is one of the flagship species of the park. A population of 30−40 individuals was recorded in the park by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) in 1990; this was the second highest concentration of the species, globally. As of