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From 600 to 3,000: Assam’s rhino population grows five fold as poaching drops 86% since 2016Assam has seen a five-fold increase in the population of one-horned rhinoceros from the 1960s to 2024, now hosting over 3,000 rhinos. The s...23 Sep, 2024, 01.50 PM IST- Visit Kaziranga: Assam CM invites Leonardo DiCaprio after actor praises state's effortsAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has extended a warm invitation to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio to visit Kaziranga National Pa...10 Feb, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
- Leonardo DiCaprio applauds Assam government's initiatives to stop rhinoceros poachingLeonardo DiCaprio praised the 'government of the Indian state of Assam set out to end poaching of the Endangered Greater One-Horned rhinoce...09 Feb, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
- Assam consigns rhino horn hoard to flames to highlight they have no medicinal valueIndian laws as well as international conventions forbids sale of body parts, whether of humans and animals, both by individuals and governm...22 Sep, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
- Hand-raised rhinos translocated to Manas National Park from KazirangaThe translocation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Forest department, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Tru...23 Jan, 2019, 02.52 PM IST
- China's move to lift ban from rhino, tiger parts rings alarm bells in West Bengal, AssamThough officially, the trade is to remain controlled and the products must come from animals in captivity, “We are deeply concerned,” said ...31 Oct, 2018, 10.40 PM IST
- Govt to set up rhino task force in AssamPrakash Javadekar announced the setting up of a special rhino protection force for Assam to protect the endangered species.07 Sep, 2014, 01.56 AM IST
- BJP will take measures to protect rhinos in Kaziranga: Minister"During the three terms of Tarun Gogoi government and forest minister Rockybul Hussain's tenure, 160 rhinos have been killed so far," the m...31 May, 2014, 06.34 PM IST
- Rhino killed by poachers in Kaziranga National ParkA rhino was shot dead by poachers in Kaziranga National Park in Assam but its horn was left intact, park sources said today.25 Oct, 2013, 12.40 PM IST
- Bring states with rhinos under one conservation plan: WWFExpressing concern over spurt in rhino poaching in Assam, WWF-India has said that adoption of National Rhino Conservation Plan (NRCP) has b...22 Sep, 2013, 04.04 AM IST
- New family members for Dudhwa park rhinos soonBanke and its extended clan of 30 other rhinos at the Dudhwa national park will meet a new set of counterparts from Assam soon as the decks...29 Apr, 2013, 02.17 AM IST
- Poaching overtakes floods as major killer of rhinosAssam experienced one of the worst floods in eight years in 2012, resulting in the death of about 28 rhinos at Kaziranga National Park betw...04 Feb, 2013, 03.28 AM IST
- Two rhinos killed by poachers in AssamTwo adult Rhinos with their horns chopped off were found dead today in separate forest areas of central Assam.11 Jan, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
- Two rhinos translocated to Manas National ParkMaju and Raja, two rescued rhinos, have found a new home at Manas National Park.10 Mar, 2012, 10.11 PM IST
- Over 100 arrested for poaching 46 rhinos in Assam : RameshAt least 132 persons were arrested for poaching 46 rhinos in Assam since 2006, the government informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday.22 Jul, 2009, 05.20 PM IST
- Another rhino killed in Orang National ParkAnother rhino fell prey to poachers in Assam's Orang National Park, raising the number of the endangered pachyderms killed in the state in ...29 Apr, 2008, 05.45 PM IST
- 19 rhinos killed in Kaziranga in 13 monthsOne more rhino has been shot by poachers in Kaziranga National Park of Assam, taking the toll of the endangered animal killed in the park i...11 Jan, 2008, 04.45 PM IST
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