curse of the horns[rhinos of kaziranga]

8/12/2019 Curse of the Horns[Rhinos of Kaziranga]

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They needyou

badly!


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horse

Hippo is a relative of: Cow

Pig

camel


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One horned Rhinoceros [Indian]Javan rhinoceros

Sumatran rhinoceros

Black rhinocerosWhite rhinoceros


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Species

/year

Sumatran Javan White Black Indian

1970s 800+ 300 20,000 65,000 500

1990-

2000

500+ 100+ 15,000+ 2,300 Less

than

200

NOW 275 Less

than

60

14,500 3,725 2,619


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Institutions like IRF,WWF & WTI are tryingtheir best to help these animals.

Strict protection in nepal andindia has increased thepopulation of the indian rhino

Sudden deaths of sumatran rhinos disturbs

the environmentalists.


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This rare northernwhite rhinocerosdied recently.

Only 13 rhinosAre left of these

Species.

She was 40yrs old.


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On January 7, a group ofpoachers shot dead a malerhino in Bagori Range of thesanctuary.

On January 19, a femalerhino and three-and-a-halfyear old calf became avictim of poaching activities2kms away from thesanctuary. However, wildliferangers of Kaziranga Parksaid that the grievouslyinjured rhino was treated atRescue and Rehabilitation

Centre in the sanctuary butdied 38 hours later due tobleeding, on January 21 at10.45 a.m.


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Five empty cartridgesof .303 and .315 riflesfrom the site of killingswere recovered.

According to theofficials of KazirangaNational Park, now-a-days poachers armedwith sophisticatedweapons are on theprowl posing a seriouschallenge to ill-

equipped andunderstaffed wildliferangers.


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This is what happened a few yearsago: The horrifying incident of recovery of two tranquilizer guns

seized from poachers in Kaziranga in the wake of the recentrhino poaching which have taken a toll of six rhinos in pastone month has been found to be of the Chief Wildlife Wardenof Nagaland. Unfortunately the case has not been followedup.Well this is something that needs to be taken up at thehighest office of this country.

This is an excellent example of protectorsbecoming poachers.....what conservation are wetalking or hoping of ??


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Black rhinos are actually not

black at all.

The species probably derives

its name as

a distinction from the whiterhino (itself a

misnomer) and/or from the

dark-colored

local soil that often covers itsskin after

wallowing in mud.


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The greater one-horned rhino is one of the two

greatest success stories in rhino conservation(the other one being the southern white rhino in

South Africa). With strict protection from Indian

and Nepalese wildlife authorities, greater one-horned

rhino numbers have recovered from fewer than 200

earlier in the 20th century to around 2,500. However,

poaching pressure has remained high and this recovery

is precarious without increased and accelerated support

for conservation efforts in India and Nepal.


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The white rhino, along with the roughly equal-sized Greater

one-horned (Indian) rhino, is the largest species of land

mammal after the elephant. The white rhino is the leastendangered of the living rhino species. Of its two distinct

subspecies, the only populations of the Southern white rhino

populations remain viable. The Northern white rhino has

been driven to near-extinction by poaching.


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The Javan Rhino is the rarest of the rhino species with fewer

than 60 animals surviving in only two known locations: one in

Indonesia (approximately 40-50 animals) and the other in

Vietnam (fewer than five individuals). In Indonesia, Javan rhinos

live only in Javas Ujung Kulon National Park, where the population

appears to have stabilized, largely because they are physically

guarded from harm by Rhino Protection Units. The continuation

of this protection, combined with establishing a second population

in Indonesia, provides the best possible hope for the species survival.


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The Sumatran rhino, also called the hairy rhino because of its

hairy body and tufted ears, is the most endangered of all rhinoceros

species because of its rapid rate of decline. Because of poaching,

numbers have decreased more than 50% over the last 15 years.

Fewer than 275 Sumatran rhinos survive in very small and highly

fragmented populations in Southeast Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia

hold the only significant populations. Sumatran rhinos exist only is

protected areas where they are physically guarded from harm by

Rhino Protection Units. The continuation of this protection provides

the best possible hope for the species survival.


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1 horn can cost up to Rs.20 lakh. The horn is made up of the fibre

karotene[fingernail material] and hair.

The punishment given to a poacher is a fineof Rs.25,000 and 7 years behind the bars.

Rhinos have a very poor eye-sight and oftenattack things they dont recognise.


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Raise money for rhino conservations. Combat illegal wildlife trade.

Reduce habitat destruction.

Spread it to the world. Stay informed.

Lessen your impact on the earth.


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The donated money will be sent

to:

Wildlife trust of india,

street address:A-220, New Friends Colony,new delhi-110 025INDIA


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