Wildlife
Parks & Sanctuary In IndiaManas
Wildlife Conservation Manas Tiger Reserve was created
in 1973, with Manas Sanctuary as its core. Manas Sanctuary with an area of
360 sq. km., was created way back in 1928. Prior to the declaration setting
up the sanctuary, the area was a Reserved Forest called Manas R.F. and North
Kamrup R.F. The Raja of Gauripur and the Cooch-Behar royal family were using
these areas as a hunding preserve.
Later, the sanctuary was extended by
two successive additions, in 1951 and 1955, to 391 sq. km. by including the
entire North Kamrup R.F. and the Manas R.F. Subsequently, the Kahitama R.F,
the Kolilabari R.F and the Panbari R.F. were added and the area was declared
as Manas National Park in 1990.