Wednesday, April 27, 2011

NEPAL'S RHINO POPULATION ON THE RISE


IMAGE ABOVE: One-horned rhino, or Indian rhino (Free licence image)


Excellent news for rhinos!  A new census shows that Nepal's one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) population has increased by 23% since 2008 even in the face of poaching. In total 534 rhinos survive in Nepal, a rise of 99 individuals from 3 years ago.  Please read Jeremy Hance's excellent article (mongabay.com) here:

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