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 and eighteen percent of the United States' known animals, fungi and plants are near extinction. This total is substantially more than the number of species protected in the United States under the Endangered Species Act. Ever since mankind began hunting to preserve itself, over-hunting and fishing has been a large and dangerous problem. Of all the species who became extinct due to interference from mankind, the dodo, passenger pigeon, great auk, Tasmanian tiger and Steller's sea cow are some of the more well known examples; with the bald eagle, grizzly bear, American bison, Eastern timber wolf and sea turtle having