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P1100558 - Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
# 365 - 13 Aug '2019 - 18:45 (13:15 GMT)
Image taken from an open jeep safari at a close distance 🐾
At - Kaziranga National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Eastern Himalayas.
Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International ...
WONDERFUL FACTS - The Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) - also called Asian Buffalo, Asiatic Buffalo and Wild Asian Buffalo.
Is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
It has been listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the remaining population totals less than 4,000.
A population decline of at least 50% over the last three generations (24–30 years) is projected to continue.
The global population has been estimated at 3,400 individuals, of which 3,100 (91%) live in India, mostly in Assam.
The wild water buffalo is the probable ancestor of the domestic water buffalo
(Wikipedia)
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This tea plantation was just outside the entrance to of the Kaziranga National Park. Most other plantations that we had seen had no trees so this one was a little different. We discovered that the trees supported pepper vines. Thus, the tea bushes received some shade while the land supported two separate cash crops.
Assam, India. March 2016.
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] According to the census held in March 2018 which was jointly conducted by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and some recognized wildlife NGOs, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,613. (Wikipedia)
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one of the many wetlands throughout the park that attracts rhinos and elephants.
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. March 2015.
Asian Adventures.
Kaziranga National Park has flat expanses of fertile, alluvial soil, formed by erosion and silt deposition by the River Brahmaputra. The landscape consists of exposed sandbars, riverine flood-formed lakes known as beels, and elevated regions known as chapories, which provide retreats and shelter for animals during floods. Kaziranga is one of the largest tracts of protected land in the sub-Himalayan belt, and due to the presence of highly diverse and visible species, has been described as a "biodiversity hotspot". The park is located in the Indomalayan realm, and the dominant ecoregions of the region are Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, and the frequently-flooded Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands of the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome.
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. March 2016.
Kaziranga National Park, established in 1905, is situated in the state of Assam, India. This sanctuary has two-thirds of the world’s one-horned rhino. This is a World Heritage Site.
Kaziranga is also the home of the highest density of tigers among the protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. As well, the Park is the home of large populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. It is is also known as a major birding area.
It is a biodiversity hotspot, on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya. Kaziranga's vast area is covered with tall elephant grass, marshland and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests. It is intersected by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra. (www.Kaziranganationalpark.org)
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. March 2016.
Kaziranga is a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests, criss-crossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, and the park includes numerous small bodies of water. Kaziranga has been the theme of several books, songs, and documentaries. The park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest. (Wikipedia)
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One of the trails through the forests of Kaziranga. You never know what youll find around the bend - birds, wetlands or even rhinos and elephants. A most amazing place.
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. March 2016.
Asian Adventures.
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. According to the census held in March 2018 which was jointly conducted by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and some recognized wildlife NGOs, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,413. In 2015, the rhino population stood at 2401. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world, and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for conservation of avifaunal species. When compared with other protected areas in India, Kaziranga has achieved notable success in wildlife conservation. Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, the park combines high species diversity and visibility.
Kaziranga is a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests, criss-crossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, and the park includes numerous small bodies of water. Kaziranga has been the theme of several books, songs, and documentaries. The park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest.
Assam, India. March 2016.
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. According to the census held in March 2018 which was jointly conducted by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and some recognized wildlife NGOs, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,413.
Kaziranga is a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests, criss-crossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, and the park includes numerous small bodies of water. The park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest.
Zonsondergang aan de rivier in Dibrugargh. Hier komen de Siang- en de Lohit- rivier bijeen die uiteindelijk de Brahmaputra - rivier vormen.
Loved the clear bright colour of these exotic flowers, a cultivar of Hedychium densiflorum...
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Assam on a pillow on the bed in California in March 2010. She was wearing a tunic not to protect her from cold weather but to protect her from pollen, which made her scratch exessively.
Assam (left) and Bonkers in the kitchen in early May 2017, two days before Assam died of complications from a tumor on her jaw.
Assam posing in a cooperative sunbeam on the kitchen floor in our house in Yubari in August of 2016.
In strong sunlight, Assam's fur appeared to be a very dark maroon or brown.
Siliguri WDG4 12379 pulls into the curve near Panikhaiti with 13281 Dibrugarh - Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express.