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 […]

Sniffer Dogs to Protect Rhinos of Kaziranga

Kaziranga National Park is all set to receive two sniffer dogs, named Kareena and Babli to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from poachers. The two will join, Jorba the only sniffer dog in the park till now, who has successfully aided officials in nabbing poachers and guarding the rhinos. Image for representation purpose only. Courtesy, wwf.org.uk […]

The Story of Annual Kaziranga Floods, in Pictures.

Each year, the Northeastern states of India, especially Assam is inundated by a severe flood during monsoons caused by the river Brahmaputra, one of the mightiest rivers in the world. What follows is massive landscape changes, displaced locals and huge economic loss to the state. Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site located in Assam […]

Barbaric Poachers Take a Rhino’s Life Yet Again

Rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) at Kaziranga National Park are not safe. Yet again, on Sunday one of the adult female rhinos of the park was killed and its horn chopped off by poachers. Although park rangers heard the gun shot and rushed to the spot, the subsequent rounds of fire between them and the poachers led […]

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