Jorhat, The increasing number of wild buffaloes in Kaziranga National Park has given rise to the problem of serious food and territory crisis among the herbivorous animals living in the sanctuary. The buffalo population has dangerously overshadowed the population of the carnivorous animals. The population of the wild buffalo in Assam is currently confined to the KNP with a few available in other forest areas of the Brahmaputra valley. The wild buffaloes mainly inhabit the swamp areas and the grassland of the KNP, however, with their number increasing, competition for territory is also increasing. Earlier, cattle farmers used to interbreed the domestic variety with the wild variety, as the calves produced as a result of this interbreeding were considered to be healthier and of better quality compared to the ones produced under total domesticity. But off late, the domestic buffalos or the hybrid buffalos are turning to the wilderness, mostly following the male members during the breeding season. Such a reverse flow has resulted in an overwhelming increase in the population of buffaloes in the KNP. The authorities of the park are at an utter loss as to how to control the situation. However, the mixing up of the hybrid domestic variety with the wild variety is definitely not a good sign as it may lead to deterioration of the species.