Biodiversity of Assam

The biodiversity of Assam, a state in North-East India, makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species. The greatest success in recent years has been the conservation of the Indian rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park, but a rapid increase in human population in Assam threatens many plants and animals and their natural habitats.
The rhinoceros, tiger, deer or chital / "futukihorina" ("Axis axis"), swamp deer or "dolhorina" ("Cervus duvauceli duvauceli"), clouded leopard ("Neofelis nebulosa"), hoolock gibbon, pygmy hog or "nol-gahori" ("Porcula salvania"), hispid hare, golden langur ("Trachypithecus geei"), golden cat, giant civet, binturong, hog badger, porcupine, and civet are found in Assam. Moreover, there are abundant numbers of Gangetic dolphins, mongooses, giant squirrels and pythons. The largest population of wild water buffalo anywhere is in Assam. 
The major birds in Assam include the blue-throated barbet or "hetuluka" ("Megalaima asiatica"), white-winged wood duck or "deuhnah" ("Asarcornis scultulata"), ring-tailed fishing eagle or "kuruwa" ("Haliaeetus leucorythus"), great pied hornbill or "rajdhonesh" ("Buceros bicornis homrai"), Himalayan golden-backed three-toed wood-pecker or "barhoituka" ("Dinopium shorii shorii"), and migratory pelican.
Assam is also known for orchids and for valuable plant species and forest products.
Protected areas in Assam.
There are several protections in Assam, including several national parks, in particular in the Brahmaputra Valley.