Manoj Gogoi
{{short description|Indian wildlife conservationist and animal rescuer }}
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| birth_place = Bochagaon, Kaziranga National Park, Golaghat district, Assam
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| occupation = Wildlife conservationist
and Wildlife rehabilitationist
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| spouse = Kashmiri Saikia Gogoi
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| parents = Junaram Gogoi (Father)
Rupa Gogoi (Mother)
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Manoj Gogoi (Assamese: মনোজ গগৈ) 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidene.com/meet-manoj-gogoi-the-man-who-has-rescued-over-5000-animals-in-kaziranga/|website=Inside NE|title=Meet Manoj Gogoi, the Man who has Rescued over 5,000 Animals in Kaziranga|language=en|access-date=19 July 2019}} He is widely known for saving desperate animals from the annual Assam floods.{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/video/969698/watch-this-wildlife-conservationist-is-saving-desperate-animals-from-the-assam-floods|website=scroll.in|title=Watch: This wildlife conservationist is saving desperate animals from the Assam floods|language=en|access-date=7 Aug 2020}}
Early life and education
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/the-wildlife-warrior-of-kaziranga/|website=The Sentinel|title=The Wildlife Warrior of Kaziranga |access-date=21 December 2015}}
Personal life
Wildlife conservation works
Gogoi is a keen bird watcher and a naturalist. He grew up in the lap of nature teeming with various birds, rhinoceros, leopards, and snakes, even venomous ones. After working as a gypsy driver-cum-tourist guide ferrying tourists till 2013, Gogoi decided to become a full-fledged environmentalist after a chance meeting with Kedar Gore, director of Corbett Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2019/03/20/meet-assams-manoj-gogoi-warden-of-stranded-animals-in-kaziranga|website=Eastmojo|title=Meet Assam's Manoj Gogoi, warden of stranded animals in Kaziranga|language=en|access-date=20 March 2019}}
Gogoi was a part of a television documentary filmed by wildlife film maker Vijay Bedi, which was aired on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel. The Corbett Foundation awarded him with the title ‘Wildlife Warrior’ in 2014.
Award
Gogoi receives India Star Passion Award 2019 for his social service (environment).{{Cite web|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/assam-s-wildlife-rescuer-manoj-gogoi-receives-india-star-passion-award-2019?page=3|website=Guwahati Plus|title=Assam's Wildlife Rescuer Manoj Gogoi Receives 'India Star Passion Award 2019'|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019}}
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