Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

• Assam Environment & Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary reopened the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary for tourists at the elephant-riding point inside the wildlife sanctuary.

ABOUT POBITORA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

• It is located on the southern bank of the river Brahmaputra in Morigaon district, adjacent to Guwahati in Assam.
• It was declared a reserve forest in 1971 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1987.
• It is home to the highest population density of the Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros species (around 102 rhinos in an area of 38.8 sq. km).
• Landscape: It is dominated by alluvial lowlands and marshland.
• The Brahmaputra River offers a natural boundary to the premises of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on the north, while the Garanga Beel offers a natural boundary to its south.