Orang Tiger Reserve is located in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam in India.
The reserve is situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River.
Orang Tiger Reserve is referred to as the “Mini Kaziranga National Park” due to its resemblance to Kaziranga National Park.
In 1985, Orang was initially established as a wildlife sanctuary.
In 1999, the Orang Wildlife Sanctuary was upgraded to the status of a national park. It was renamed as the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.
In 2016, Orang National Park was declared as a tiger reserve under the Project Tiger initiative.
It was the 49th Tiger Reserve in India.
Area: The Orang Tiger Reserve encompasses a total area of approximately 492.46 square kilometers.
Core- 79.28 sq.km
Buffer- 413.18 sq.km
Total- 492.46 sq.km
River: The Orang Tiger Reserve is bordered by three rivers:
Pachnoi River
Dhanshiri River
Belsiri River
Flora: Rosewood, jackfruit, silk cotton tree, Indian gooseberry, brahmi, Grasslands etc.
Fauna: Tiger, Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, Asian Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo, Pigmy Hog, Great Pied Hornbill, Indian Roller, Assam Roofed Turtle, Bengal Monitor Lizard etc.
Orang Tiger Reserve is the only stronghold of One-horned Rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river.