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
Poaching, horn trade declining but rhinos still threatened22 Aug, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Extinction Watch: How African Black Rhino came back from extinctionBetween 2012 and 2018, the Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) population across Africa has grown at a modest annual rate of 2.5% from an estima...
13 Apr, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Rhinos come to bond market, other species may followYield will depend on population growth rate of the animals
19 Jul, 2019, 10.07 AM 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
Oldest rhino at Dudhwa Park dies01 Dec, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Rhino population up in Kaziranga National Park despite poachingThe population of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park increased by 72, even as 54 pachyderms were poached at the park since 2013.
31 Mar, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
- Assam may ‘trim’ rhino horns to curb poaching
The Assam government has sought opinion from the people on trimming rhino horns to save them from poachers.
21 Mar, 2014, 04.50 AM IST
Environmentalists oppose Assam govt's move to dehorn rhinoThe Assam government's move to explore trimming of horns to save rhinos from poaching was opposed by an environmental activist body.
06 Mar, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
India urged to increase park security to protect rhinosConcerned over growing incidents of poaching of rhinos, five Asian rhino range nations in a resolution asked India to take measures, includ...
06 Oct, 2013, 02.43 PM IST
- New family members for Dudhwa park rhinos soon
Banke 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
- Rise in Kaziranga rhino count despite poaching
Amid death, there is new life at Kaziranga National Park. At the end of a two-day rhino population census at the Unesco World Heritage Site...
27 Mar, 2013, 10.24 AM IST
- Rise in Kaziranga rhino count despite poaching
Kaziranga National Park’s rhino population has risen by 39 in the 11 months till March 2013 despite growing number of poaching cases.
27 Mar, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
Rhino census in Kaziranga amid rampant poachingMore than 250 personnel from the state forest department, NGOs and media groups have been engaged in the operation.
25 Mar, 2013, 10.49 AM IST
- Dudhwa officials deny reports of 'missing' rhinos, says 34 present in sanctuary
After conducting a two-day long search operation for 'missing' rhinos in Dudhwa National Park, the forest department officers denied that t...
06 Jan, 2013, 06.46 AM IST
Wildlife management hits a low in Assam in 2012Assam, famed for its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, faced one of its worst years in wildlife management as it lost an estimated 8...
29 Dec, 2012, 05.45 PM IST
Kaziranga loses 39 rhinos in 10 monthsThe rhino population at Kaziranga National Park has taken a serious hit because of the two waves of floods and a spurt in poaching activiti...
03 Oct, 2012, 04.53 AM IST