It used to be the hunting reserve of the forefathers of the legendary beauty – the Princess of Cooch Behar – who subsequently became Maharani Gayatri Devi and Rajmata of Jaipur.
Manas National Park in Assam is one of the few natural reserves in the country which can be called truly perfect – a priceless jewel in North-East India. Manas has been accorded the prestigious status of UNESCO world heritage site. It is also a Project tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve!
After Kaziranga, Manas is the second stronghold of the great one-horned rhino. It also has a number of rare and endangered species not found anywhere else - such as pygmy hog….golden langur…and roofed turtle.
Once upon a time, Manas had lost all its rhinos. Then, rhinos from the rescue centre were released here. This re-introduction is one of the biggest success stories of conservation in India.
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