Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

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Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

News: Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve is facing significant staffing challenges, with nearly 63% of required positions vacant.

About:
• The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is part of the core zone of the 283,700 hectares Manas Tiger Reserve, and lies alongside the shifting river channels of the Manas River.
• The site provides critical and viable habitats for rare and endangered species, including tiger, greater one-horned rhino, swamp deer, pygmy hog and Bengal florican.
• The Manas-Beki system is the major river system flowing through the property and joining the Brahmaputra river further downstream.
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is buffered on the north by the Royal Manas National Park of Bhutan and on the east and west less effectively by the Manas Tiger Reserve.

Climate and Vegetation
• It experiences a tropical monsoon climate.
• The primary forest types include semi-evergreen forests, mixed moist and dry deciduous forests, alluvial grasslands, creeper swamp forests, Eastern seasonal Swamp forests, and Cane and bamboo brakes.
• Plant species – Catechu Tree, Sissoo, and White Siris thrive here.