{"id":112735,"date":"2026-07-12T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=112735"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:25:15","slug":"manas-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/manas-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Manas Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Manas Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it was observed that, over 30 years, 14 invasive plant species have been a major factor behind losing more than 43% of its grassland cover of Manas Tiger Reserve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Manas Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Borders<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the <\/span><b>north,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is separated from the <\/span><b>Royal Manas National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Bhutan by the <\/span><b>River Manas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and its tributaries- Beki and Hakua;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>the west,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is separated from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/btr\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Buxa Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of West Bengal by the <\/span><b>River Sankosh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a unique distinction of being a <\/span><b>Natural World Heritage Site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an <\/span><b>Elephant Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>Biosphere Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an Important Bird Area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>scrub forests, semi-evergreen and mixed deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, interspersed with grasslands and riparian vegetation (in core area).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sal (Shorea robusta), alluvial savannah woodlands, Riparian fringing\u00a0 forest and Khair-Sisoo forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It serves as a crucial habitat for several rare and endangered species, including the tiger, <\/span><b>greater one-horned rhino, swamp deer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pygmy hog, and Bengal florican.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/14-invasive-plants-behind-grassland-loss-in-one-of-indias-first-tiger-reserves\/article71209522.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manas Tiger Reserve, located in Assam, shares its northern border with Bhutan&#8217;s Royal Manas National Park and western border with Buxa. 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