![]() ![]() ![]() These locations have rich soil that supports a lot of flora, which is ideal for the grass-eating rhinoceros. Rhinoceros unicornis is derived from the Greek words "rhino" and "ceros," which mean "nose" and "horn," respectively, while "unicornis" is derived from the Latin words "uni," which means "one," and "cornis," which means "horn."įlood plains, which are places near rivers that flood during the rainy season, are home to many Indian rhinos. Name of the great Indian rhinoceros: Rhinoceros unicornis Species: Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus (Indian One-horned Rhinoceros) In northeastern India and Nepal's Terai plains, rhino numbers have grown to over 3,700 now. The greater one-horned rhino has been brought back from the verge of extinction, thanks to stringent preservation and management by Indian, Nepalese wildlife authorities besides World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The great one-horned rhino's recovery is one of Asia's biggest conservation success stories. This brought the species dangerously near to extinction, and by the turn of the century, there were only about 200 wild greater one-horned rhinos left. Rhino numbers have dropped over the northern Indian subcontinent as they have been hunted down for their horn or exterminated as agricultural pests. This year state lost 10 rhinos to poachers so far.The bigger one-horned rhino (sometimes known as the Indian rhino) is the largest rhinoceros. In 20 about 30 and 20 rhinos poached respectively. At least 40 rhinos poached between 20, and 41 in 2013 in the state. According to 2015 estimate, the park has 2,401 rhinos. The report said though Kaziranga National Park in Assam has 82.5% of India’s population, the number is increasing at a slow rate of 1.6% since 2012. Assam has the largest population of the species in India with an estimated 2,625 rhinos. The greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. “Rhino horns have also been observed for sale in Mong La, another border enclave in Myanmar’s Shan state that functions as a notorious ‘backdoor’ wildlife trafficking hub to China,” the report cited. Further, it said that in 2015, four rhino horns were also seized in the Muse township in Shan state of Myanmar and in Manipur another rhino horn was seized in the same year. TRAFFIC’s seizure data supports this view with China making three horn seizures in Yunnan province in 2010-2011 that involved cross-border trade from Myanmar’s Kachin state these seizures are believed to represent greater one-horned rhino,” the report said. “Cross-border trade into Myanmar has become the primary route for Assam horns, according to investigations by AsRSG (Asian Rhino Specialist Group) members. ![]() CITES is an international agreement between governments, which aims at ensuring international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Ahead of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)’s 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) from September 24 to October 5 in Johannesburg, a report by the Asian and African rhino specialist groups of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)-Species Survival Commission (SSC) and TRAFFIC (a wildlife trade monitoring network) has said that the spike in rhino poaching in Assam from 2013 has resulted in at least 24 rhino horn seizures in India, with only two cases suggesting “onward export” to Nepal. Northeast’s Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram shares 1,6,43 km almost porous border with Myanmar. GUWAHATI: Cross-border illegal trade into Myanmar has now become the primary route for smuggling rhino horns from Assam after the Nepal-China route virtually stopped since 2013 for the clandestine trade following crackdown by the Himalayan nation authorities on rhino poaching networks, according to experts dealing with wildlife crime. ![]()
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