Question

Write briefly the history of kaziranga as a protected area.

Answer 1

The park formally became a Reserve Forest in 1908, a game sanctuary in 1916, and it was closed officially for shooting in 1926. Kaziranga was thrown open to visitors in 1938. After the independence of India, Kazirangawas declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950.

Answer 2

History behind the Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest (1905)

Turned up in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, Kaziranga National Park dates back to the early 20th century, when an American lady 'Baroness Mary Victoria Leiter Curzon', who was the wife of Lord Curzon (The Viceroy of India), visited Kaziranga in the year 1904. During that period, Kaziranga had been far-famed for its huge population of rhinoceros, but during her trip in the region, she failed to see any rhinoceros in the forest instead only hoof marks was observed. Well, it was bruited that Balaram Hazarika, the famous Assamese animal tracker showed Baroness Curzon and told her about the urgent requirement for wildlife conservation. Then, she asked her husband to take the action for the preservation of a rhinoceros, which her husband did on November 4, 1904 whilst he suggested for creating a reserve in Kaziranga. Later on, formal documents of that proposal for the formation of the Kaziranga Reserve Forest dated in September, 1905. Therefore, on 1st June, 1905, the Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest was made with an area of 232 km2 (90 sq mi).