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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1-horned rhinos out of endangered list
BY SANJEEB BARUAH NEW DELHI The removal of the one-horned rhinoceros by an international NGO from its endangered species list will not affect the animals in Assam
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Poaching on the rise in ONP
MANGALDAI, Oct 13: The organized armed gang of rhino poachers operating in the Orang National Park(ONP) taking the advantage of the recent incident of violence where all the security personnel have been engaged has again started their poaching operation which has been resulted from the killing of an adult rhino in the Park on October 7 last.
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Old age, tiger attacks take toll on Kaziranga rhinos
The Kaziranga National Park, the last home of the highly endangered one-horned rhinoceros, is facing a peculiar phenomenon: while a considerably large number of rhinos are dying due to old age, tigers are also contributing their own way by killing at least 20 rhino calves every year.
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Stray rhino, calf driven back to forest in West Bengal
JALPAIGURI: Two rhinos, which had strayed into human habitation from the Gorumara reserve forest in West Bengal, on Sunday returned to their natural habitat thanks to the effort of forest officials.
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Rare Rhinos in Nepal, India Lose Grazing Land to Weeds
South Asia's endangered Great One-horned Rhinoceros is being driven out of its natural habitat in search of food into the hands of illegal poachers, experts said on Thursday.
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Hardcore GLA cadre arrested on charges of poaching
From our Correspondent MANGALDAI, September 14: Several militant outfits operating in the state being unable to continue their extortion drive has diverted their target on the poaching of the highly endangered species of one horned rhinos only to strengthen their fund and this has been come to the light following the arrest of Arjun Chetry alias Bhai the poacher turned hard core cadre of Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district on Saturday morning.
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Decision on translocation of rhinos soon
DIBRUGARH, Sept 11: The future of the government plan to move a few rhinos from Kaziranga National Park to other areas will be decided after animal experts ascertain the causes which made a translocated animal to move out of its new habitat.
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Stray Manas park rhino yet to return
JALAH, Sept 5
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Floods major rhino killer in Kaziranga
Guwahati: After poachers, floods have turned out to be a major killer of one-horned rhinos at the famed Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site located on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra in Assam. Altogether 168 rhinos have died due to floods between 1974 and 2007. During the period, 385 rhinos were gunned down by poachers in the park, while 210 pachyderms fell to pit poaching.
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Kaziranga submerged, three rhinos dead
Samudra Gupta Kashyap Guwahati, September 2: Brahmaputra has already submerged 60 per cent of Kaziranga National Park. However, thanks to the efforts of the conservation and protection staff and volunteers, the world-famous rhino habitat has been able to put up a brave fight against floods.