Rhino dies due to infighting with another male rhino in Assam's Kaziranga
Mar 24, 2024, at 07:51 pm
A rhino was found dead in Assam's Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve on Saturday.
Assam: Rhino chases tourist convoy in Kaziranga National Park
Jan 03, 2023, at 09:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a scary video which went viral on social media, a rhino is seen chasing a tourist convoy at Assam's Kaziranga National Park.
Rhino population in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park grows to 2613
Mar 30, 2022, at 12:28 am
Kaziranga: The population of one-horned rhinoceros touched 2613 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and it has increased by 200 over the last four years, officials said on Tuesday.
Man killed in rhino attack in Assam’s Majuli
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A man was killed after a rhino attacked him in Assam’s Majuli district.
Assam witnesses single rhino poaching incident in 2021, lowest in 21 years
Jan 17, 2022, at 04:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam witnessed only one case of rhino poaching in 2021, the lowest in 21 years.
Man killed in rhino attack near Kaziranga National Park
Feb 08, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A man was killed in an attack by a rhino near the Kaziranga National Park on Monday morning.
Assam: Rhino killed by poachers
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:48 am
Guwahati/UNI: A rhino was killed by poachers and its horn cut off in Kaziranga National Park of Assam.
Javan Rhino increases to 72 in latest count
Dec 07, 2019, at 11:36 pm
Jakarta/IBNS: Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry has announced that the world’s only remaining population of Javan rhinos has increased to 72 individuals in Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP).
Creating fake rhino horn with horse hair to help in saving the endangered rhino: Study
Dec 07, 2019, at 10:40 pm
London/IBNS: Scientists from the University of Oxford and Fudan University, Shanghai, have invented a way to create fake rhino horn using horse hair. Published today in Scientific Report they hope their method will provide a blueprint to create credible fakes that could eventually flood a market which has decimated the wild rhino population.
Kaziranga flood: 39 animals including five rhinos died
Jul 17, 2019, at 01:01 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): At least 39 wild animals including five rhinos have died in the devastating deluge in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.
Rhino poacher killed in encounter in Kaziranga
Jun 12, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Guwahati, June 12 (IBNS): One rhino poacher was killed during a gun fight with police personnel and forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Monday night.
Poachers kill another one horned rhino in Kaziranga
May 11, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Poachers have killed another one horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Assam: Rhino Population Estimation begins in Kaziranga
Mar 26, 2018, at 10:36 pm
Kaziranga (Assam), Mar 26 (IBNS): Rhino Population Estimation 2018 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park started from Monday.
Sudan: World's last male Northern White rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Nairobi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Sudan, the world's last male Northern White rhinoceros has died on Monday in Kenya, aged 45, reports said.
Poachers killed 52 rhinos in Assam in last three years: Assam Forest Minister
Feb 09, 2018, at 12:53 am
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS): Poachers killed 52 one-horned rhinos in Assam in last three years.
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Guwahati, Nov 7(IBNS) : Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Tuesday said foreign assist poachers gang and some militant groups of North East India are involved in the rhino killing incidents in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Rehabilitated rhino gives birth to her second calf in Manas national park
Sep 04, 2017, at 01:27 am
Guwahati, Sept 3 (IBNS): The forest staff of Manas national park in Assam and the members of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) were delighted after a rehabilitated female rhino on Sunday morning gave birth to her second calf in the UNESCO world heritage site.
Six rhino poachers arrest, Assam forest minister directs to take stern action against poachers
May 21, 2017, at 01:51 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma directed the state forest department officials to take stern action against the poachers and take appropriate measures to protect wild animals across the state.
Assam cabinet decides to form separate Rhino Protection Force
May 09, 2017, at 03:09 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): To protect world framed one horned rhinoceros in the state, the Assam government on Monday decided to constitute a separate Rhino Protection Force.
Assam: Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Apr 23, 2017, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Apr 22 (IBNS): Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), while forest guards on Saturday had found a dehorned carcass of a male rhino inside the park.
Rhino census to begin in Assam from next month
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:50 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Assam forest department is all set to conduct the rhino census across the state from next month.
Rhino protection: Assam govt to appoint 104 forest constables
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:17 am
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS) : To protect wild animals, including one horned rhinoceros,, and to fight against poachers, Assam government decided to appoint 104 forest constables.
Assam CM instructs officials to take all measures to protect rhino
Jun 23, 2016, at 12:31 am
Guwahati, June 22 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the DCs and SPs to take all possible measures to protect the rhinos.