According to the latest census held in March 2015, the current rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,401 as published by the Forest Department under the Government of Assam.

Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.

The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer.

Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for conservation of avifaunal species.

Compared to other protected areas in India, Kaziranga has achieved notable success in wildlife conservation. Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, the park combines high species diversity and visibility.

Kaziranga is a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests, crisscrossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, and the park includes numerous small bodies of water.

The park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its establishment in 1905 as areserve forest.

Kaziranga has flat expanses of fertile, alluvial soil, formed by erosion and silt deposition by the River Brahmaputra.

Kaziranga has been identified by Birdlife International as an Important Bird Area. It is home to a variety of migratory birds, water birds, predators, scavengers, and game birds.