Kaziranga Posts 127% Jump in Foreign Visitors as Season Nears 1.5 Lakh With Zero Rhino Poaching

Overview

• About 150,000 people have visited Kaziranga since the 2025–26 season opened in late September, according to park officials.
• Nearly 7,000 of those visitors are from overseas, with the chief minister citing a 127% year-over-year rise in foreign arrivals.
• Authorities expect footfall to climb further from January due to upcoming holidays and the peak travel period.
• Forest Department officials report no rhino poaching cases so far this season, reinforcing the park’s conservation gains.
• Tourist satisfaction is described as high, visits are concentrated in the Kohora and Bagori ranges, and officials note last year’s comparable tally was higher while the same period two years ago saw about 1.2 lakh visitors.