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Date Oct 31, 2023
Duration 00:03:35
File Size 439.80 MB
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Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary reopens for tourist season in India

Mahouts and their elephants are present during the re-opening of the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in the Morigaon district of Assam, India on Oct. 20, 2023. The sanctuary, which has a significant number of one-horned rhinoceroses, was inaugurated for the season by Assam forest minister Chandramohan Patowary. Located about 48 km from Guwahati in Assam, Pobitora was designated a reserved forest in 1971 and became a wildlife sanctuary in 1987. The sanctuary is also a habitat for migratory birds, reptiles, and other animals such as leopards, wild boars, elephants, barking deer, and wild buffaloes.

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary reopens for tourist season in India

Mahouts and their elephants are present during the re-opening of the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in the Morigaon district of Assam, India on Oct. 20, 2023. The sanctuary, which has a significant number of one-horned rhinoceroses, was inaugurated for the season by Assam forest minister Chandramohan Patowary. Located about 48 km from Guwahati in Assam, Pobitora was designated a reserved forest in 1971 and became a wildlife sanctuary in 1987. The sanctuary is also a habitat for migratory birds, reptiles, and other animals such as leopards, wild boars, elephants, barking deer, and wild buffaloes.

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