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Kaziranga National Park: Poaching Fails to Stop Increase in Rhino Population

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The rhino population in Kaziranga National Park continues to grow despite threats posed by poachers; the latest census shows that rhino count in the park is up by 72 from 2013, which is an impressive figure if one consider that 54 pachyderms lost their lives to poachers in the corresponding time.
The latest rhino census conducted in the world heritage site puts the total rhino population at 2,401 up from 2,329 in 2013.   Click here to read more about Kanha National Park.
Here is a chart that shows a comparative study of the rhino population in the KNP in censuses done in different years
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