Manoj Gogoi
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and Wildlife rehabilitationist
Rupa Gogoi (Mother) [1]
Manoj Gogoi | |
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 Manoj Gogoi rescues an injured Indian hog deer at Kaziranga National Park | |
| Born | 4 January 1975 [1] |
| Occupations | Wildlife conservationist and Wildlife rehabilitationist |
| Spouse | Kashmiri Saikia Gogoi [1] |
| Parent(s) | Junaram Gogoi (Father) Rupa Gogoi (Mother) [1] |
Manoj Gogoi is an Indian wildlife conservationist and wildlife rehabilitationist from Assam. He has rescued over 5000 Animals in Kaziranga National Park, a national park in the Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.[2] He is widely known for saving desperate animals from the annual Assam floods.[3]
Gogoi was born in Bochagaon village of Kaziranga to Junaram and Rupa Gogoi on 4 January 1975. He completed his high school leaving certificate examination from Kohora National Park High School in the year 1992. He dropped out of higher secondary school in order to pursue his passion. During initial days, he started working as a gypsy driver-cum-tourist guide ferrying tourists inside the Kaziranga National Park.[1]
Personal life
He is married to Kashmiri Saikia Gogoi. He tied the knot with Kashmiri in 2005.[1]