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,
Pollution of the Ganges few species of fresh water dolphins in the world. Listed as an endangered species, their population is believed to be less than 2000. Hydroelectric and irrigation dams along the Ganges that prevents the dolphins from travelling up and down river is the main reason for their reducing population. The Ganges softshell turtle ("Nilssonia gangetica") is found in the Ganges, Indus, and Mahanadi river systems of Pakistan, northern India, Bangladesh, and southern Nepal. This turtle inhabits deep rivers, streams, large canals, lakes and ponds, with a bed of mud or sand. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, freshwater