Kaziranga: Assam’s floodplain habitat and conservation significance

Place and habitat

UNESCO locates Kaziranga in Assam and describes wet alluvial tall grassland, shallow pools and woodland influenced by the Brahmaputra’s river processes. The property was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985.

Its significance extends beyond one species. UNESCO identifies rhinoceroses, tigers, elephants, wild water buffalo, bears and important bird habitats in its account of the park.

Conservation is about an ecosystem

The World Heritage description connects the park’s importance with natural river processes and biodiversity. It also identifies conservation pressures including poaching, erosion and invasive species.

A park’s familiar animal can be a useful memory cue, but it is not a complete ecological description. Habitat, water and interactions among species help explain why protecting a landscape matters.

An original geography note

Make four entries: state, river landscape, representative animal and recognition year. Put Assam, Brahmaputra floodplain, one-horned rhinoceros and 1985 under the corresponding labels. Keep the inscription year separate from the date a park was established or expanded.

For a map exercise, locate Assam before looking for the park. Then explain why floodplain is a geographical description rather than simply another word for forest. This original exercise connects place names to landscape processes.

This article does not report a current wildlife census, flood alert, safari schedule or visitor fee. Such information changes and requires a dated official release. The linked UNESCO description establishes the broader heritage context; it should not be used to invent an exact present-day animal count. For an exam response, identify the state and conservation significance without adding unsupported tourism details.

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