Manas River tiger, elephant, gaur ("Bos gaurus"), four rare species of golden langur ("Trachypithecus geei"), pygmy hog ("Sus salvanius"), hispid hare ("Caprolagus hispidus"), greater one-horned rhinoceros ("Rhinoceros unicornis") and wild Asiatic water buffalo ("Bubalus arnee"). There are 362 species of birds, out of which four species of hornbills (rufous-necked, wreathed, pied and great Indian) have been recorded. Apart from the Ganges river dolphin ("Platanista gangetica") other aquan species identified in the river are the deep bodied mahseer ("Tor tor"), golden mahseer ("Tor putitora"), and chocolate mahseer or katle ("Acrossocheilus hexangonolepis"). Five thousand people live within the park limits in several villages. Tigers,
Endangered Species Act of 1973 and allowed the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to spend up to $15 million per year to buy habitats for listed species. It also directed federal land agencies to preserve habitat on their lands. The Act also consolidated and even expanded authority for the Secretary of the Interior to manage and administer the National Wildlife Refuge System. Other public agencies were encouraged, but not required, to protect species. The act did not address the commerce in endangered species and parts. In March, 1967 the first list of endangered species was issued under the act. It included 14 mammals, 36