Poacher menace once again reared its ugly head in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Assam; where a rhinoceros was killed and its horn was taken away by poachers. According to officials, the rhino carcass was found without its horn near Gaspara forest camp, about 6 kms from the main office, inside the National Park in […]
Rhino DNA Cataloging Will Soon Help Nab Poachers In India
Come 2017 and the rhino poachers in India might not gee-horning a rhino that easily. Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII) along with WWF India, the environment ministry and state governments of Assam, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have come together to implement a unique project for DNA indexing of rhinos. This move, it is […]
Tickling Tuesday: Hoop The Horn!
Rhino horns are made of the same substance as hair and nails but are very tough. Rhinos use it to fight with other rhinos and to defend themselves from attacking animals! In a jungle full of monkeys, could it be used for a quick game of hoop throw too? Image courtesy Joy of cartoon pictures […]
Poachers Kill another Rhino In Kaziranga National Park
In yet another incidence of illegal killing of protected wildlife, poachers managed to kill an adult male rhino and get away with its horn in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. With the latest killing, the number of pachyderms that have fallen victim to poaching this year has risen to nine. Forest officials confirmed that […]
The Last Rhinos of Kaziranga, will they Last?
Instead of being a protected reserve, the Kaziranga National Park of Assam, India has turned into a battleground between the poachers and the protectors. It is the rhinos that are in danger. Will they be able to survive? Yes, if better technogly is used for protection.