PABITORA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY RECORDS 102 ONE-HORNED RHINOS

In what might bring cheer to conservators and wildlife lovers, Assam's Pabitora wildlife sanctuary, which just spans 48 square km, has recorded 102 one-horned rhinos. A census carried out in the sanctuary recorded presence of 102 rhinos compared to 93 recorded in the last census carried out in 2012.

It may be mentioned that the rhino census is a regular exercise carried out after every six years. While the last census of the one-horned rhinos were carried out in 2012, the department had undertaken another rhino census in 2014 after the a devastating floods had affected the whole of the state, particularly the Kaziranga national park. The one-horned rhinos are one of the most tourist pull for the state. Assam is known for its one-horned rhino population density, which is the highest in the world. While majority of the rhinos in the state are in Kaziranga national park, rhinos are also found in Pabitora wildlife sanctuary and Manas national park.