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Flora of Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

374 species of dicots and 139 species of monocaots have been recorded in the National Park area of the Reserve. It is an abode to rare plants such as Reinwardtia indica, Desmoduim motoruim, Pueraria subspicota, Biden pilore, Exacum teres, Pygmaeoprema herbacea, Chiloschhiosta junifera, Oplismenus megaphyllus, Magnifera sylvatica etc.

Some of the important flora species are :
Shorea robusta
Artocarpus Chaplasha
Bauhinia sps.
Bombax ceiba
Careya areborea
Chukrasia tabularis
Dillenia pentagyna
Lagestroemia parviflora
Leea arquata
Leea crispa
Melastoma malbathriucum
Oroxylum indicum
Toona ciliate
Trewia nudiflora
Sterculia villosa
Bischofia javanica
Callicarpa arborea
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
Duabanga grandiflora
Holarrhena antidysenterica
Mallotus phillippinensis
Mukuna bracteata
Pouzolzia zeylanica
Syzygium formosum
Terminalia belerica
Zingibar zecumber
Zizyphus mauritiana
Imperata Cylidrica
Narenga porphyrocoma
Panicum sps.
Saccharum arundinaceum
Thysanolaena maxima


Fauna of Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Capped Langur
Golden Langur
Assamese Macaque
Rhesus Macaque
Common Langur
Slow Loris
Tiger
Black Panther
Leopard Cat
Clouded Leopard
Wild Cat, Golden Cat
Fishing Cat
Large Indian Civet
Small Indian Civet
Common Palm Civet
Himalayan Palm Civet
Binturong
Common Mongoose
Small Indian Mongoose
Dhole
Jackal
Indian Fox
Red Fox
Himalayan Black Bear
Sloth Bear
Smooth Indian Otter
Chinese Badger
Yellow bellied Weasel
Common Otter
Indian Pangolin
Bearded Sheathtailed Bat
Fulvous Fruit Bat
Short nosed Fruit Bat
Greater yellow Bat
Three Stripped Palm Squirrel
Five Stripped Palm Squirrel
Malayan giant squirrel
Bay Bamboo Rat
Little Indian Field Mouse
Indian Porcupine
Asiatic elephant
The Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros
The Gaur
The Asiatic Water Buffalo
Samber
Hog Deer
Barking Deer
Swamp Deer
Spotted Deer
Wild Boar
The Gangetic Dolphin.



Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Fact File

General Information
Area Core Buffer Longitude Latitude Altitude Rainfall Temperature Seasons Summer Monsoon Winter	2837 sq. km. 520 sq. km. 2317 sq. km. 91º51' to 92º00' E 26º30' to 27º00' N 61 m to 110 m above M.S.L. 333 cm. Min - 5ºC - Max 37ºC March to May June to September December to February

Census
The tiger population was estimated to be 89 during the 1997 tiger census. No comprehensive census exercise has been carried out for quite some time, owing to the lack of well-trained staff as well as the fragile law and order situation but there are indications of a favourable balance between prey and predator populations.

Tourism
Manas was closed for tourism form 1989 to September 1995. The Reserve has since been open to visitors from November to April.

Years	Indian Tourist	Foreign Tourists
1995 1996 1997 (upto 6.12.97)	1424 2626 486	33 145 39

Infrastructure and Facilities
A Forest Lodge inside the Park is situated at Mothanguri. Elephant and boat rides are available for visitors.

Highways
The National Highway No 31 adjoins Barpeta Road, which happens to be the headquarter of Manas Tiger Reserve . The nearest pint on the souther boundary of Manas National Park is 22 km. from this N.H., and 19 km. from the town itself.

Encroachment
The eastern and western ranges of the Park, Bhuyanpara and Panbari respectively, are under constant threat from the teeming fringe population trying to make inroads into the Park area. Habitable as well as arable land is a prized commodity among the poor tribal. About 15 sq. km. of land under the Panbari R.F. in the core zone of the Tiger Reserve is under encroachment since 1993. Despite repeated eviction operations, the area was forcibly reencroached almost immediately.


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