Current Affair 1:

World Rhino Day is celebrated annually on September 22 to raise awareness about the Rhinoceros and the urgent need for their conservation.

Every September, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) publishes our signature report, State of the Rhino, which documents current population estimates and trends.

With all five species combined, there are just under 28,000 rhinos left in the world.

We will learn about Asian Rhinos.

Greater One-horned Rhino:

Greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) reside primarily in India and Nepal, though there is a population that occasionally crosses into Bhutan.

Though the greater one-horned rhino population is growing, the species is still classified as Vulnerable.

The Indian rhino is the largest of the three Asian species and shares its single horn characteristic with the Javan rhino. The Sumatran rhino, in contrast, has two horns, a trait linking Asian and African rhinos.

Assam is collectively home to 80% of the global population of greater one-horned rhinos. 70% of its population residing in Assam’s Kaziranga.

Why India Rhino population is increasing?

 

 

 

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