Manas National Park witnesses sharp rise in tiger, rhino population.

Why in news?

• Assam’s Manas National Park witnesses sharp rise in tiger, rhino population.

About Manas National Park

• It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tiger Reserve, Elephant Reserve, Biosphere Reserve, National Park and also a Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.
• It spans the Manas River and is bounded to the north by the forests of Bhutan.
• Manas river is a major tributary of Brahmaputra River, which passes through the heart of the national park.
• It provides habitat to rare and endangered species, including tiger, greater one-horned rhino, swamp deer, pygmy hog and Bengal florican.