GUWAHATI, June 16: Assam’s Manas National Park has recorded zero rhino and tiger poaching cases in the last three years, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
He credited the relentless efforts in the state to preserve faunal diversity for the feat.
“Zero Rhino and Tiger Poaching in Manas National Park for 3 straight years!” Sarma said in a post on X.
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“From an era where poaching dominated news headlines to now when zero poaching is the new normal- this feat signifies the relentless efforts Assam has undertaken to preserve our faunal diversity,” he added.
Manas National Park & Tiger Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is spread across 850 sq km with four ranges is located in Baksa and Chirang districts in Western Assam at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas. (PTI)
