Manas National Park lies in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Assam, along the border with Bhutan, where it adjoins the Royal Manas National Park. The Manas River flows through grassland, wetland and forest that shelter tigers, Indian rhinoceroses, Asian elephants, pygmy hogs and the golden langur. The area had been protected as a reserve and sanctuary since the early twentieth century, and it was made a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in the 1970s before receiving national park status. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985, and placed on the list of sites in danger in the early 1990s after years of armed unrest and poaching. Conservation work has since allowed wildlife to recover.
Before and after
- 1990Founding of Museum of Philistine Culture
- from c. 1990s to 2010sRise of third-wave feminism
- 1990Creation of Haskell
- from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995Premiere of Mr. Bean
- 1990Establishment of Manas National Park
- 1990Rise of riot grrrl
- 1990Founding of Shanghai Stock Exchange
- 1990Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- 19901990 becomes the warmest year on record
More in Earth & climate
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.