North Bank Landscape
North Bank Landscape
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Successful wild rhino re-collaring exercise in Assam under IRV2020
The Manas National Park in Assam witnessed the first ever wild to wild translocation of rhinos in India when two male rhinos were released in its ...
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Challenges in saving the one-horned rhino in the Manas landscape
With the Himalayan foothills in Bhutan forming a scenic backdrop, along that mountainous nation’s border with India, the Manas Tiger Reserve (MTR) ...
The Northeast of India presents a landscape of lush forests and grasslands that are home to a plethora of species like the Asian elephants, Indian rhinoceros, tiger, and leopard. In this part of the country, the North Bank Landscape (NBL) defines the area between northern bank of the river Brahmaputra in the south to the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in the north and the River Manas in the west to the River Dibang in the east. The total size of the landscape is approximately 40,000 sq. km and includes parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. About a quarter of the landscape (10,719 sq km) bears the status of Elephant Reserve or a Tiger Reserve. The area comprises a major part of the Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot and is also one of WWF's Global 200 eco-regions.
NBL is one of the most important sites for the Asian elephant. It contains about 1,800 elephants that use about 16,000 sq. km. of this landscape. However, the ecological importance of this region goes far beyond the single species level. Overlapping Manas-Namdhapa Tiger Conservation unit, it encompasses several WWF Tiger Conservation Project sites and is considered one of the key sites for WWF-India’s strategy for eco-region based conservation. NBL includes a number of Protected Areas and presents an ideal opportunity for proactive conservation measures.
The urgent need for preserving this habitat is being addressed by WWF-India that includes the AREAS and IRV 2020 programme.
NBL is one of the most important sites for the Asian elephant. It contains about 1,800 elephants that use about 16,000 sq. km. of this landscape. However, the ecological importance of this region goes far beyond the single species level. Overlapping Manas-Namdhapa Tiger Conservation unit, it encompasses several WWF Tiger Conservation Project sites and is considered one of the key sites for WWF-India’s strategy for eco-region based conservation. NBL includes a number of Protected Areas and presents an ideal opportunity for proactive conservation measures.
The urgent need for preserving this habitat is being addressed by WWF-India that includes the AREAS and IRV 2020 programme.
Indian Elephants