Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR)

• The park is located in both the Nagaon district and Golaghat district, in the state of Assam in India. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and 13 kilometres (8 mi) wide.

• The park is home to two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses.

• It is a World Heritage Site. 

• It was named a Tiger Reserve by the government of India and an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. 

• Kaziranga is home to large breeding populations of tigers, elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer.

• The park is crossed by four main rivers — Brahmaputra, Diphlu, Mora Diphlu and Mora Dhansiri. There are also many small water bodies.

• The One-Horned rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tiger, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo and swamp deer are collectively known as the ‘Big Five’ of Kaziranga.

• More than 490 bird species live in Kaziranga which includes 24 globally threatened species