Kaziranga National Park lies on the floodplain of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian state of Assam. Its protection began after Mary Curzon, wife of the viceroy Lord Curzon, visited and was struck by the scarcity of the one-horned rhinoceros, prompting a proposal to protect the area. It was declared a reserve forest and later a game sanctuary, and became a national park in 1974. Kaziranga holds about two thirds of the world's population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros, and also has tigers, elephants and wild water buffalo. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and annual floods and poaching are persistent challenges.
Before and after
- 28 December 1904Discovery of 19P/Borrelly
- 1905October Manifesto
- 1905Construction of Times Square
- 1905Special relativity
- 1905Establishment of Kaziranga National Park
- 1905Rise of Swadeshi movement
- 1905Founding of Galatasaray S.K.
- from 1905 to 1917Rise of Black Hundreds
- 1905Einstein's miracle year
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- 28 December 19081908 Messina earthquake
The era
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