Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Manas National Park Grasslands Shrink Due to Climate Change
Imagine a park where animals like rhinos and tigers live.
This park's grasslands, fields of grass where animals eat, are shrinking.
Almost half of the grasslands have disappeared in the last 30-35 years.
Climate change, causing weather changes, and invasive plants contribute.
Experts are concerned as animals need grasslands to survive.
A plan is underway to protect and restore these vital grasslands.
Human activities, such as livestock grazing, burning, and grass cutting, are also affecting the grasslands.
Grasslands in Manas National Park have shrunk by approximately 50% in the last 30-35 years.
Climate change and invasive species are key factors in this decline.
The shrinking grasslands threaten the park's unique biodiversity.
A 10-year Grassland Management Action Plan (GMAP) has been prepared.
Scientists are concerned about the accelerated loss and its impact on wildlife.
- Who
- Officials, conservationists, and scientists
- What
- Grasslands in Manas National Park are shrinking
- When
- Over the past three decades
- Where
- Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam
- Why
- Due to climate change, invasive species, and human activities
- Grassland Loss
- Almost 50-60% in 30-35 years
- Location
- Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam
- Causes of Decline
- Climate change, invasive species, and human activities
- Unique Biodiversity
- Rhinos, tigers, elephants, and more
- Management Plan
- 10-year Grassland Management Action Plan (GMAP)
