Question 1572
Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for-
Answer
Tigers
Why?
The correct answer is Tigers . Key Points Manas National Park is in Assam. Manas National Park is also known as Manas Wildlife Sanctuary. This National park is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve, and a biosphere reserve in Assam. It is famous for Tigers and Tiger conservation . Manas is also famous for its population of the Wild water buffalo . It was declared a sanctuary on 1st October 1928. It was declared a World Heritage site in December 1985 by UNESCO. Important Points There are 104 existing national parks in India covering an area of 43,716 km2, which is 1.33% of the geographical area of the country.
