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The rhinoceros population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat, conservationists said in a new report. The number of white rhinos increased from 15,942 in 2022 to 17,464 in 2023, but the black and greater one-horned rhino stayed the …

Africa reports 586 rhinos killed in 2023, up from 551 in 2022, with poaching the main threat. Thanks to preservation efforts, the white rhino population increased by 1,522 to 17,464 in 2023, an annual report by the International Rhino Foundation said as it marked World Rhino Day on Sunday. Still, the white rhino population in South Africa is on the …

GUWAHATI The Assam Government has denied allegations that the estimation of rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in March 2022 could have been doctored. Citing documents received through the Right to Information Act, eastern Assam-based environmental activist Rohit Choudhury wrote to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on January 27 alleging that the 2022 census …

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In the first poaching case at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park in 2023, a dead carcass of a rhinocores was found at the Kathpara camp under Western Range Bagori by authorities on Sunday. After 2022 became the first zero poaching year at Kaziranga since 1977, this was bad news for the authorities. However, for the Nagaon district of Assam which shares …

GUWAHATI The rhino estimation of 2022 was not manipulated and was consistent with the animal’s average annual growth rate of 2.7% in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, officials said, refuting allegations by an Assam-based environment activist. Allegation raised by the complainant is a complete misrepresentation of facts and intended to tarnish the image of Kaziranga National Park and …

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The story so far: Greens worldwide called the Kaziranga National Park the greatest conservation success story in 2005 when it completed a century. According to the State of Rhino Report 2022, the poor-sighted herbivore’s number in Kaziranga is an estimated 2,613, more than 65% of its total population of 4,014 across 11 habitats in India and Nepal. According to Assam-based …

The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve under the jurisdiction of Eastern Assam Wildlife Division were reopened on Sunday for the 2022-23 season tourists. In a general notice issued by Ramesh Kumar Gogoi, Divisional Forest Officer of Eastern Assam Wildlife Division in Bokakhat stated that currently the park is partially opened only for Jeep Safari in two ranges-- Kaziranga Range, …

September 25, 2022 02:05 am | Updated 02:05 am IST - Kaziranga Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva of Isha Foundation formally opened the Kaziranga National Park for tourists for the forthcoming season on Saturday. Sadhguru and the Chief Minister, accompanied by Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah, also undertook a jeep safari at the park. The …

World Rhino Day 2022: Theme, History, Significance, Interesting Facts and Quotes

WORLD RHINO DAY 2022: Every year on September 22, World Rhino Day is observed to spread awareness about the different Rhinoceros species and the dangers they face. World Rhino Day: Theme This year’s World Rhino Day will be observed under the theme- Five Rhino Species Forever. World Rhino Day: Interesting Facts Rhinos are partially blind as they can only see …

The Assam Forest Department on Wednesday announced that a census of the one-horned Rhino population will be held from 26 to 28 March in Kaziranga National Park. "The 14th Rhino Population Estimation 2022 scheduled on March 26-28 in all the ranges of the national park," stated a notice issued by Ramesh Kumar Gogoi, Divisional Forest Officer of Eastern Assam Wildlife …