Assam Poaching

The carcass of a one-horned rhinoceros, allegedly killed by poachers, was detected by the forest staff at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a senior park official said on Monday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday extended an invitation to Leonardo DiCaprio to visit Kaziranga National Park after the Hollywood actor lauded the state government for its efforts to stop poaching of the animal.

The Hollywood actor hailed the Assam government's efforts in stopping rhinoceros poaching in Kaziranga National Park.

The year 2022 will go down in history for the Northeastern state of Assam for zero poaching cases in Kaziranga setting a record.

Last year marked the first time since 1977 that no rhinos were poached in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.

Not a single one-horned rhino in Assam was poached in 2022, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

A decomposed carcass of a Royal Bengal tiger was found in Assam's Sonitpur district on Sunday.

The Assam Forest Department on Monday said that poachers using tranquilizers have dehorned a rhinoceros in Orang National Park.

A male rhino has been found wandering around the Orang National Park in Assam with a bleeding nose after its horn was cut off, officials said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the efforts of the people and the government of Assam in bringing down rhino poaching cases from 37 in 2013 to one in 2021.

In what can be said as a major success in Assam's one-horn Rhino conservation, only one Rhino was poached in 2021 - the lowest in 21 years.

Assam made history on Wednesday by burning nearly 2,500 rhino horns in one of the largest anti-poaching drives of its kind in Asia.

Assam will burn 2,479 rhino horns on Wednesday, September 22 as per the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, based on orders from the Assam cabinet.

In a first-of-its-kind move to provide assistance to thwart poaching and ensure coordinated functioning, officials of Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) have been equipped with satellite phones.

The Congress has booked a few hotels across Assam to "insulate" its candidates from possible poaching by the BJP ahead of the declaration of Assam Assembly elections results on May 2, party sources said on Saturday.

The carcass of a one-horned rhinoceros, allegedly killed by poachers, was detected by the forest staff at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a senior park official said on Monday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday extended an invitation to Leonardo DiCaprio to visit Kaziranga National Park after the Hollywood actor lauded the state government for its efforts to stop poaching of the animal.

The Hollywood actor hailed the Assam government's efforts in stopping rhinoceros poaching in Kaziranga National Park.

The year 2022 will go down in history for the Northeastern state of Assam for zero poaching cases in Kaziranga setting a record.

Last year marked the first time since 1977 that no rhinos were poached in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.

Not a single one-horned rhino in Assam was poached in 2022, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

A decomposed carcass of a Royal Bengal tiger was found in Assam's Sonitpur district on Sunday.

The Assam Forest Department on Monday said that poachers using tranquilizers have dehorned a rhinoceros in Orang National Park.

A male rhino has been found wandering around the Orang National Park in Assam with a bleeding nose after its horn was cut off, officials said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the efforts of the people and the government of Assam in bringing down rhino poaching cases from 37 in 2013 to one in 2021.

In what can be said as a major success in Assam's one-horn Rhino conservation, only one Rhino was poached in 2021 - the lowest in 21 years.

Assam made history on Wednesday by burning nearly 2,500 rhino horns in one of the largest anti-poaching drives of its kind in Asia.

Assam will burn 2,479 rhino horns on Wednesday, September 22 as per the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, based on orders from the Assam cabinet.

In a first-of-its-kind move to provide assistance to thwart poaching and ensure coordinated functioning, officials of Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) have been equipped with satellite phones.

The Congress has booked a few hotels across Assam to "insulate" its candidates from possible poaching by the BJP ahead of the declaration of Assam Assembly elections results on May 2, party sources said on Saturday.