INDIAN RHINOCEROS

March 30, 2022

The population of the greater one-horned or Indian rhinoceros in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has increased by 200 in four years, the latest census of the World Heritage Site’s flagship animal has revealed.

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The last rhino census conducted in 2018 had put the number at 2,413.
This year’s census had a first — the use of drones for the recheck of 26 park compartments where the sample survey was done.
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the Indian rhino, greater one-horned rhinoceros or great Indian rhinoceros, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Source : The Hindu

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