Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park
▪️It is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam.
▪️It was established as a Wildlife sanctuary in 1985. In 1999 it was declared as a National Park. In 2016, it was declared as a Tiger Reserve.
▪️It is also known as “Mini Kaziranga”. This is because both Orang and Kaziranga have a similar landscape and are inhabited by Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros.
▪️The Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros is listed as Vulnerable in the ICUN Red List.
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