History: Milestone

  • 1905: Preliminary notification of Kaziranga as Reserve Forest
  • 1908: Kaziranga declared as Reserve Forest
  • 1916: Kaziranga Reserve declared as Game Sanctuary
  • 1939: Sanctuary opened for visitors
  • 1950: Kaziranga Game Sanctuary was named as Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
  • 1974: Declaration of sanctuary as Kaziranga National Park
  • 1985: Park was inscribed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO-IUCN
  • 2005: The year 2005 was centenary year of successful biodiversity conservation of the Kaziranga National Park
  • 2008: Kaziranga declared Tiger Reserve with addition of Laokhowa & Burachapori Wildlife sactuaries into its fold