Kaziranga animals facing starvation

GOLAGHAT, September 11: The wild animals in the Kaziranga National Park are facing starvation due to shortage of green grass, and are moving away for better shelter and pasture. Recently, it was reported that the land area of this world famous national park has shrunk to two-thirds of its original size due to erosion by the river Brahmaputra. Now the danger has emanated from the shortage of green grass because due to heavy rains throughout the session, the elephant grass could not be burnt properly. It is stated that perhaps due to want of good grass, a sizeable numbers of rhinos, deer and elephants must have migrated to distant places like Karbi Anglong and Dhansiri subdivisions. There is also the problem of floods. Kaziranga has been threatened by floods, erosion and poachers and as such strong measures are needed to protect the fauna from depredations. A new problem that the Kaziranga is facing this year is the creation of a char in the Brahmaputra which is about 35 km in length and is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel. Approximately due to the rich growth of grass in the char, most of the animals of the park have migrated to the char where protection measures are naturally non-existent. Hence the animals are vulnerable to attacks by poachers.