State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
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102 rhinos, 46 tigers, 89 elephants poached since 2013
Over hundred rhinos, 45 tigers and 85 elephants across the country have fallen prey to poachers in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Environment and
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Flood claims 310 animals including 21 rhinos
Guwahati: The current wave of flood has caused extensive damage to the infrastructure in the famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP) besides claiming 310 animals including 21 rhinos and 221 hog deer since
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No ark for Kaziranga’s rhinos, 13 drown
Assam Forest Department, conservation groups fight battle to save wildlife, rescue 92 hog deer The floods in Assam have swept away at least 13 of Kaziranga National Park’s iconic rhinos. Kaziranga
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Flood triggers animal migration from Kaziranga National Park
Animals from the Kaziranga National Park+ , a World Heritage Site about 250 km from here, have started coming out in herds in search of elevated grounds as large swathe of the protected area has been inundated
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Protection of Rhinos, 26/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Protection of Rhinos, 26/07/2016. Rhinos are found in the State of Assam, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The inputs given have resulted in increase in number of Rhino population
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239 rhinos killed in 16 years in Assam: govt
Guwahati: A total of 239 rhinos were killed by poachers in the last 16 years in Assam, Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said on Thursday. Replying to a query of Congress MLA Ajanta Neog during Question
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102 rhinos killed in India during the last three years
As many as 102 rhinos were killed by poachers in India in the last three years (2013-16), said the government in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the day when four camps of poachers were busted in a joint operation
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East Africa: Formulate Common Anti-Poaching Policy, EAC Member States Urged
Moshi — The East African governments have been advised to formulate a common policy that would set conducive environment for curbing the rampant poaching. Mr Jim Nyamu, leader of an initiative 'March
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Assam floods: Pobitora sanctuary, habitat of one-horn rhinoceros, under water
MORIGAON (Assam): As Assam continues to reel under the devastating impact of floods, the Brahmaputra river has submerged 60 per cent of the rhino habitat Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Morigaon
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Tipping point: transnational organised crime and the war on poaching
More than 6 000 rhino have been killed in Africa over the last decade and about 25 000 remain on the continent, according to a new report. The Kruger National Park (KNP) is the eye of the storm, accounting