Why In News?

• It has been observed that Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve is almost 63% short of staff.

About Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve:

=> It is situated in Assam.

=> It is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.

=> It is one of the first reserves included in the tiger reserve network under project tiger in 1973.

=> It was declared as a National park in 1990.

=> Manas river flows through the park with a unique blending of dense jungles and grass-land.

=> Biodiversity:  Manas National park is located at Himalayan foothills where it has a unique biodiversity and scenic landscapes.

=> It  harbours the largest number of protected species of India including tiger, leopard, civet, elephants, buffalo, pygmy hog, golden langur, Assam roofed turtle, and the Bengal florican.

=> UNESCO's world heritage Site : It is included as a site of international importance under UNESCO's world heritage convention as well as Biosphere Reserve .