Kaziranga National Park set to be expanded by 3,053 hectares

The Assam government has approved to expand the Kaziranga National Park by 3053 hectares.
The additional areas straddling two districts — Nagaon and Sonitpur — would make the larger Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) grow to 1085.53 sq km. However, the wildlife habitat still awaits the possession 14.62 sq km “added” earlier in two other districts.
The core area of the KNPTR is 430 sq km.
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve was formed in 1908 on the recommendation of Mary Curzon, the park is located in the edge of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspots – Golaghat and Nagaon district. In the year 1985, the park was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
It has an estimated 2,413 rhinos and 121 tigers.