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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Rs one crore package for Kaziranga
Guwahati: Union Minister for Environment and Forest , Janathi Natarajan on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs one crore for taking immediate measures to repair the damages caused by three successive waves of floods in the rhino sanctuary known all over the globe for its diversity of faunal resources. Natarajan was on her maiden visit to the abode of one-horned rhinoceros, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which suffered extensive damages recently to its infrastructure due to three waves of floods since June this year.
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Union Forest Minister visits KNP, announces Rs 1 crore fund for tiger reserve area
Union Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Wednesday announced a fund of Rs 1 crore for the infrastructural development of Kaziranga National Park’s (KNP) tiger reserve area. She also assured 24-hour security arrangements in KNP for protection of wildlife, providing nine speed boats and a battery-powered aircraft. Natarajan, accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain and senior wildlife officials, visited the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday to take stock of the situation there following the recent spate of rhino killings in the park.
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Unmanned aircraft to keep tabs on Assam rhinos
Guwahati: Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the abode of one-horned rhinoceros, is all set get an un-manned remote-controlled aircraft and an electronic surveillance system for protecting the rhino
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925 rhino deaths in KNP in last 10 years
Jorhat : The one-horned rhino, identified as the symbol of Assam, is under the threat of poachers. About 15 rhinos have become victims to ruthless poachers in the last 9 months. In an RTI filed by an activist, the Forest department disclosed that a total of 79 rhinos had been killed by poachers in the last 10 years. The report revealed that the number of rhinos killed by poachers this year is set to break all previous records in the history of Kaziranga.
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Efforts to translocate stray rhino continue
GUWAHATI, Oct 5 – The expertise of Forest Department personnel, veterinarians, and IAF helicopter pilots, along with favourable weather conditions will all have to come together to safely translocate the
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39 rhinos killed in 10 months in Kaziranga National Park
The death of 39 rhinos in and around the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in less than 10 months has brought to the fore the threat faced by the endangered animal. The threat comes from poachers, who kill the rare one-horned rhinoceros for its prized horn whose price in the international market varies from Rs. 40 lakh to Rs. 90 lakh, and flood which is an annual occurrence in Assam.
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39 rhinos lost this year, says Assam minister
GUWAHATI, 2 OCT: Assam Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussian today admitted that the State has lost 39 precious one-horned rhinoceroses this year. The minister said that 11 rhinos were killed
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Assam sends elite force to Kaziranga to protect rhinos
Guwahati: Days after Assam’s Kaziranga National Park hit the headlines following a spate in poaching of the one-horned rhinos, the Assam government has decided to rush a 100-member team of the elite Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for the protection of the rare animal. Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain Tuesday said a 50-member team of the AFPF had already been dispatched to the national park, which is a Unesco World Heritage site. He added that another 50 personnel of the elite force will be sent to the park within this week.
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CBI probe ordered into attacks on rhinos
Army to be deployed in Karbi Anglong hills; Centre takes serious view of situation Two more rhinoceroses were shot at by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park on Thursday in two separate incidents. These took place in Karbi Anglong district, one near Kuthori around 4.15 a.m. and the other around 12.30 p.m. in the Jagadamba tea estate. The poachers took away the horns of the rhinos. In the first incident the rhino was found dead, while in the second, the victim was found battling for life, bleeding and writhing in pain. Both mammals had strayed out of flooded areas of the national park, which is also a World Heritage Site, and were moving in the foothills outside the notified area of the park.
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Poachers target more rhinos at Kaziranga, kill one
Two rhinos fleeing the flood-hit Kaziranga park were shot at by poachers Thursday, leading to the death of one rhino. The incident, third in two days, prompted Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to hand