Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Located 30 kms away from Guwahati city, this sanctuary is situated close to the renowned Mayong village in Morigaon district. The sanctuary is spread over 38.81 sq.km, Pobitora was declared a reserved forest in 1971 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1987. While it harbours the highest density of one-horned rhinoceros in the world, it has the second concentration of rhinos after Kaziranga in India.

This sanctuary came into limelight when rhinos were sighted in 1961-62, it is a unique blend of shelter, food and habitat condition because of its water bodies, vast alluvial grasslands, open woodland and mixed forest. Apart from the Rhinos, it also boasts of housing the asiatic buffalo, wild bear, leopard and wild cats. The marshy land of Pobitora also attracts 200 species of migratory birds who like to make it their home for a temporary period. With birds-both resident and migratory that are found in abundance here, Pobitora is a paradise for bird lovers as well nature admirers.