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11-01-2019, 01:08 PM( This post was last modified: 11-01-2019, 01:09 PM by Ashutosh )
Kaziranga after a century of fantastic conservation has the same problem as Gir (also a conservation story of a century). Kaziranga in 1905 had 18 Rhinos, Gir in 1912 had 15 Asiatic lions. Today, both these landscapes have reached their carrying capacities with Kaziranga now home to 2500+ Rhinos. Both have been great conservation stories and should inspire Indians to conserve more endangered wildlife. Should definitely congratulate the Assamese govt and the people for this success story.
But, there is going to be an imminent decision to be made about what to do with the Rhinos as their numbers continue to grow. Personally, I think we should be looking at the few sanctuaries nearby like Manas, Pobitora, Orang and see if they could accommodate a few. But, these parks have a rising population themselves as well. I am not sure how long ago rhinos lived in Corbett-Rajaji and the likes in the Terai arc, but, they will need to find a new place for them.
Great One-Horned Rhinocerous (Rhinocerous unicornis)
