GUWAHATI: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, 50 km from right here, has an estimated 102 rhinos, consistent with the newest inhabitants depend that concluded on Sunday. In the last census performed in 2012, the 38.81 squarekm sanctuary had 93 rhinos.
Guwahati flora and fauna divisional forest officer Pradipta Baruah said out of the 102 rhinos, 28 had been adult males and 43 had been adult females. The leisure had been sub-adults and calves. Since 2012, Pobitora has lost six rhinos to poachers and 20 have died of natural reasons, Baruah additionally said.
While there has been an increase of 9 rhinos in the newest census, Pobitora could also be staring at a possible area crunch. Most of the rhino inhabitants density is concentrated in a small house. Out of the 38.81 squarekm, only 16 squarekm is if truth be told a rhino habitat.
There could also be an increasing biotic force to the rhino inhabitants, essentially from farm animals grazing. Rhinos and farm animals grazing together has develop into almost a common sight in Pobitora. Conservationists concern that rhinos are susceptible to illnesses transmitted from farm animals.
Forest officials said translocation of rhinos from Pobitora to different rhino habitats is the one technique to reduce the issue of area crunch. Several rhinos have already been shifted from Pobitora to Manas National Park underneath the forest department's Indian Rhino Vision 2020 undertaking since 2008.
"Given the rhino population we have now in Pobitora, more pachyderms need to be translocated so that we make more space for rhinos," a senior forest respectable said.
The rhino inhabitants estimate in Kaziranga National Park, about 250 km from right here, will get started from Saturday and continue till Monday. With over 2000 pachyderms, Kaziranga, a World Heritage Site, has two-thirds of the world's inhabitants of one-horned rhinos. Manas National Park, every other World Heritage Site 175 km from right here, will get started rhino and swamp deer inhabitants estimates from the last week of this month, whilst Orang National Park, 150 km from right here, has deliberate the workout early subsequent month.
Guwahati flora and fauna divisional forest officer Pradipta Baruah said out of the 102 rhinos, 28 had been adult males and 43 had been adult females. The leisure had been sub-adults and calves. Since 2012, Pobitora has lost six rhinos to poachers and 20 have died of natural reasons, Baruah additionally said.
While there has been an increase of 9 rhinos in the newest census, Pobitora could also be staring at a possible area crunch. Most of the rhino inhabitants density is concentrated in a small house. Out of the 38.81 squarekm, only 16 squarekm is if truth be told a rhino habitat.
There could also be an increasing biotic force to the rhino inhabitants, essentially from farm animals grazing. Rhinos and farm animals grazing together has develop into almost a common sight in Pobitora. Conservationists concern that rhinos are susceptible to illnesses transmitted from farm animals.
Forest officials said translocation of rhinos from Pobitora to different rhino habitats is the one technique to reduce the issue of area crunch. Several rhinos have already been shifted from Pobitora to Manas National Park underneath the forest department's Indian Rhino Vision 2020 undertaking since 2008.
"Given the rhino population we have now in Pobitora, more pachyderms need to be translocated so that we make more space for rhinos," a senior forest respectable said.
The rhino inhabitants estimate in Kaziranga National Park, about 250 km from right here, will get started from Saturday and continue till Monday. With over 2000 pachyderms, Kaziranga, a World Heritage Site, has two-thirds of the world's inhabitants of one-horned rhinos. Manas National Park, every other World Heritage Site 175 km from right here, will get started rhino and swamp deer inhabitants estimates from the last week of this month, whilst Orang National Park, 150 km from right here, has deliberate the workout early subsequent month.
Pobitora census finds 102 rhinos
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