Rhino Conservation Subject: Environment Context: Alien invasive plant species become a bigger threat than poachers across rhino habitats in India and Nepal. Content: One horned rhino was about a dozen when Kaziranga became a protected area in 1905. According to the State of Rhino Report 2022, the poor sighted herbivore’s number in Kaziranga is an estimated 2,613, more than 65% of its total population of 4,014 across 11 habitats in India and Nepal. A decade ago, the rhino’s population in these domains was 2,454. However, the antipoaching mechanism in India and Nepal with more manpower, capacity building of frontline staff and equipping forest guards have helped protect the rhino. Also, the sentiments of local peopleattached to the rhino have been a factor in the sharp drop in the number of rhinos killed, from 54 in 2013 and 2014 to one each in 2021 and 2022. To know more about Rhino & […]