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			{{Short description\|Wildlife sanctuary in Assam, India}}
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	\| name = Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary		\| name = Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
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	'''Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary''' (~~Pron:ˈpəʊbɪˌtɔ:rə~~) is a wildlife sanctuary on the southern bank of the [[Brahmaputra]] in [[Morigaon district]] in [[Assam]], [[India]]. It was declared in 1987 and covers {{~~convert~~\|38.85\|sqkm~~\|abbr=on~~}}, providing grassland and wetland habitat for the [[Indian rhinoceros]]. ~~Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary~~ holds one of the largest [[Indian rhinoceros~~]] populations~~ in Assam.<ref name=Konwar2009>{{cite journal \|author1=Konwar, P. \|author2=Saikia, M. K. \|name-list-style=amp \|author3=Saikia, P. K. \|year=2009 \|title=Abundance of food plant species and food habits of ''Rhinoceros unicorns'' Linn. in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India \|journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa \|volume=1 \|issue=9 \|pages=457–460 \|doi=10.11609/JoTT.o1640.457-60 \|doi-access=free~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \|author=Choudhury, A. U. \|year=1985 \|title=Distribution of Indian one-horned rhinoceros \|journal=Tigerpaper \|volume=12 \|issue=2 \|pages=25–30~~}}</ref>		'''Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|p\|oʊ\|b\|ə\|t\|ɒr\|ə}}) is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] on the southern bank of the [[Brahmaputra]] in [[Morigaon district]] in [[Assam]], [[India]]. It was declared in 1987 and covers {{cvt\|38.85\|sqkm}}, providing grassland and wetland habitat for the [[Indian rhinoceros]]. It holds one of the largest Indian rhinoceros population in Assam.<ref>{{cite journal \|author=Choudhury, A. U. \|year=1985 \|title=Distribution of Indian one-horned rhinoceros \|journal=Tigerpaper \|volume=12 \|issue=2 \|pages=25–30}}</ref><ref name=Konwar2009>{{cite journal \|author1=Konwar, P. \|author2=Saikia, M. K. \|name-list-style=amp \|author3=Saikia, P. K. \|year=2009 \|title=Abundance of food plant species and food habits of ''Rhinoceros unicorns'' Linn. in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India \|journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa \|volume=1 \|issue=9 \|pages=457–460 \|doi=10.11609/JoTT.o1640.457-60 \|doi-access=free}}</ref>

	==Biodiversity==		==Biodiversity==
	~~[[File:Rhino 7.jpg\|thumb\|Rhino in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary]]~~		Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary's grassland vegetation consists of at least 15 grass species including ''[[Cynodon dactylon]]'', whip grass (''[[Hemarthria]] compressa''), [[vetiver]] (''Chrysopogon zizanioides''), [[ravennagrass]] (''Saccharum ravennae''), ''[[Phragmites]] karka'', [[southern cutgrass]] (''Leersia hexandra'') and signalgrass (''[[Brachiaria]] pseudointerrupta''). The grasslands provide habitat and food resource for the [[Indian rhinoceros]], hosting Assam's second largest population.<ref name=Konwar2009/>
	Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary's grassland vegetation consists of at least 15 grass species including ''[[Cynodon dactylon]]'', whip grass (''[[Hemarthria]] compressa''), [[vetiver]] (''Chrysopogon zizanioides''), [[ravennagrass]] (''Saccharum ravennae''), ''[[Phragmites]] karka'', [[southern cutgrass]] (''Leersia hexandra'') and signalgrass (''[[Brachiaria]] pseudointerrupta''). The grasslands provide habitat and food resource for the Indian rhinoceros, hosting Assam's second largest population.<ref name=Konwar2009/>		Other mammals occurring in the sanctuary are [[golden jackal]], [[wild boar]] and feral [[water buffalo]]. [[Barking deer]], [[Indian leopard]] and [[rhesus macaque]] live foremost in the hilly parts.<ref>{{cite journal \|author1=Choudhury, A. \|year=2005 \|title=Threats to the greater one-horned rhino and its habitat, Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India \|journal=Pachyderm \|volume=38 \|pages=82–88 \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278055523}}</ref> It is an Important Bird Area and home for more than 2000 [[migratory bird]]s and various reptiles.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Islam, Z. \|author2=Rahmani, A. \|year=2004 \|title=IBAs in India \|publisher=Bombay Natural History Society and Birdlife International \|place=Mumbai and Cambridge}}</ref>
	Other mammals occurring in the sanctuary are [[golden jackal]], [[wild boar]] and feral [[water buffalo]]. [[Barking deer]], [[Indian leopard]] and [[rhesus macaque]] live foremost in the hilly parts.<ref>{{cite journal \|author1= Choudhury, A. \|year=2005 \|title=Threats to the greater one-horned rhino and its habitat, Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India \|journal=Pachyderm \|volume=38 \|pages=82–88 \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278055523}}</ref> It is an Important Bird Area and home for more than 2000 [[migratory bird]]s and various reptiles.<ref>Islam, Z. & Rahmani, A. (2004~~). ''~~IBAs in India~~''. BNHS & BLI, Mumbai & Cambridge.</ref>~~

	~~In Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, there are now around 102 (2018) rhinos, a 10% increase over the last six years.{{cn~~\|~~date~~=~~October 2019}}~~
	~~Pobitora has exceeded its rhino-bearing capacity and is overpopulated. The animals have begun moving outside the sanctuary in search of food,~~ and chances of serious man-animal conflict are quite rife. Besides, the straying animals carry the risk of contracting diseases that afflict domestic animals. Under the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) which is a joint programme of the Department of Environment & Forests, Govt of Assam, WWF India, the International Rhino Foundation and the US fish & wildlife service, six rhinos were translocated from Pobitora and re-introduced into the Manas National Park between December 2010 and January 2011. Earlier, under the same programme, two rhinos were similarly translocated from Pobitora to [[Manas National Park]] in 2008.{{citation needed\|~~date~~=~~July 2019~~}}

	~~Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is also home to over 375 species of birds.{{citation needed\|date=July 2019}}~~

	~~== See also ==~~

	* [[Kaziranga National Park]]
	* [[List of protected areas in India]]
	* [[Manas National Park]]
	* [[Orang National Park]]
	* [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [~~http~~://anilcherukupalli.com/rhino-translocations-in-assam/ Photo essay on the rhino translocations from Pobitora to Manas National Park]		* [https://anilcherukupalli.com/rhino-translocations-in-assam/ Photo essay on the rhino translocations from Pobitora to Manas National Park]

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'''Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary''' (Pron:ˈpəʊbɪˌtɔ:rə) is a wildlife sanctuary on the southern bank of the [[Brahmaputra]] in [[Morigaon district]] in [[Assam]], [[India]]. It was declared in 1987 and covers {{convert|38.85|sqkm|abbr=on}}, providing grassland and wetland habitat for the [[Indian rhinoceros]]. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary holds one of the largest [[Indian rhinoceros]] populations in Assam.<ref name=Konwar2009>{{cite journal |author1=Konwar, P. |author2=Saikia, M. K. |name-list-style=amp |author3=Saikia, P. K. |year=2009 |title=Abundance of food plant species and food habits of ''Rhinoceros unicorns'' Linn. in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India |journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa |volume=1 |issue=9 |pages=457–460 |doi=10.11609/JoTT.o1640.457-60 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Choudhury, A. U. |year=1985 |title=Distribution of Indian one-horned rhinoceros |journal=Tigerpaper |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=25–30}}</ref>

==Biodiversity==
[[File:Rhino 7.jpg|thumb|Rhino in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary]]
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary's grassland vegetation consists of at least 15 grass species including ''[[Cynodon dactylon]]'', whip grass (''[[Hemarthria]] compressa''), [[vetiver]] (''Chrysopogon zizanioides''), [[ravennagrass]] (''Saccharum ravennae''), ''[[Phragmites]] karka'', [[southern cutgrass]] (''Leersia hexandra'') and signalgrass (''[[Brachiaria]] pseudointerrupta''). The grasslands provide habitat and food resource for the Indian rhinoceros, hosting Assam's second largest population.<ref name=Konwar2009/>
Other mammals occurring in the sanctuary are [[golden jackal]], [[wild boar]] and feral [[water buffalo]]. [[Barking deer]], [[Indian leopard]] and [[rhesus macaque]] live foremost in the hilly parts.<ref>{{cite journal |author1= Choudhury, A. |year=2005 |title=Threats to the greater one-horned rhino and its habitat, Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India |journal=Pachyderm |volume=38 |pages=82–88 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278055523}}</ref> It is an Important Bird Area and home for more than 2000 [[migratory bird]]s and various reptiles.<ref>Islam, Z. & Rahmani, A. (2004). ''IBAs in India''. BNHS & BLI, Mumbai & Cambridge.</ref>

In Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, there are now around 102 (2018) rhinos, a 10% increase over the last six years.{{cn|date=October 2019}}
Pobitora has exceeded its rhino-bearing capacity and is overpopulated. The animals have begun moving outside the sanctuary in search of food, and chances of serious man-animal conflict are quite rife. Besides, the straying animals carry the risk of contracting diseases that afflict domestic animals. Under the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) which is a joint programme of the Department of Environment & Forests, Govt of Assam, WWF India, the International Rhino Foundation and the US fish & wildlife service, six rhinos were translocated from Pobitora and re-introduced into the Manas National Park between December 2010 and January 2011. Earlier, under the same programme, two rhinos were similarly translocated from Pobitora to [[Manas National Park]] in 2008.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is also home to over 375 species of birds.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Kaziranga National Park]]
* [[List of protected areas in India]]
* [[Manas National Park]]
* [[Orang National Park]]
* [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://anilcherukupalli.com/rhino-translocations-in-assam/ Photo essay on the rhino translocations from Pobitora to Manas National Park]

{{Protected areas of Assam}}

[[Category:Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests]]
[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam]]
[[Category:Morigaon district]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1987]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Assam]]