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RHINOS IN INDIA
Long before L&T, Kirloskar and TVS factories, Rhinos roamed near today’s Coimbatore thousands of years agoArchaeologists have discovered Indian rhinoceros bone fragments at a neolithic site near Coimbatore, dating back to 3,500 years ago. This f...26 Jan, 2026, 03.49 PM IST- 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
- Poaching, horn trade declining but rhinos still threatened22 Aug, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
- ‘Covid has intensified existing Gray Rhinos'Gray Rhino is a highly probable threat that has a big impact but is often neglected.07 Sep, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
- New home in New Year: South African drug to tranquillise Dudhwa rhinosThe New Year promises to be a happy one for the rhinoceros at Dudhwa.Some of them might get to shift to a new home, thanks to South Africa.30 Dec, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
- Bengal mulls two-way approach to stop rhino-poachingAlarmed by frequent incidents of rhino poaching in north Bengal, the West Bengal government has decided to adopt a two-pronged approach to ...23 Feb, 2015, 11.30 PM IST
- Rhinos find new home in UP’s Dudhwa tiger reserveDudhwa tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district has been made ready to be new home for rhinoceros.21 Jul, 2014, 06.21 AM IST
- Assam may ‘trim’ rhino horns to curb poachingThe Assam government has sought opinion from the people on trimming rhino horns to save them from poachers.21 Mar, 2014, 04.50 AM 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
- 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
- Hand-reared rhino has a baby, a first for IndiaForest officials in India have notched up a proud first. Nine years after she was rescued from the swirling flood waters of the Brahmaputra...06 Apr, 2013, 03.45 AM IST
- Within two years of getting heritage tag back, Manas park loses 3 rhinos to poachersThe park, which had lost its world heritage status in the 1990s because of large-scale destruction of wildlife during the Bodo movement, go...17 Jan, 2013, 05.39 AM IST
- Rhinoceros in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve get unique IDFor the first time in the country, rhinoceros in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve now have unique identity numbers, to keep a close watch over the move...31 May, 2012, 08.05 PM IST
- South African demand for legal trade in rhino horns leaves India jitteryThe surge of poaching of rhinoceros in South Africa could lead to threats to the one-horned Indian rhino in faraway Assam and West Bengal i...16 May, 2012, 01.47 AM 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
- 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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