Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Context

The Supreme Court froze the Assam government’s move to de-notify Pobitora wildlife sanctuary.

About

Pobitora wildlife sanctuary is located in the capital city of Guwahati.

It is referred as ‘Mini Kaziranga’ owing to the similarity of landscape, floral, and faunal distribution.

It has a dense population of the Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros.

Pobitora was declared a reserved forest in 1971 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1987.

Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros

Habitat: It is confined to the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Distribution: The Great one horned rhino is commonly found in Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and in Assam, India.

Indian Habitat: The Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park in Assam, Pobitora reserve forest in Assam (having the highest Indian rhino density in the world), Orang National park of Assam, Laokhowa reserve forest of Assam having a very small population and Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal are homes for this endangered animal.

Conservation Status:

IUCN Status: vulnerable

CITES: Appendix I (I includes species threatened with extinction. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional circumstances).

The only way to avoid or blunt the aforementioned consequences is to reduce GHG emissions.

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