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Zero Indian Assam Rhinos poached in 2022, first time since 1977
No rhinos were poached last year in the world’s largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India’s Assam state, in what authorities said was the first time since 1977. Filled with elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and dense forests, the Kaziranga National Park in northeast India’s Assam is home to 2,200 rhinos, or two-thirds of their world population. It has attracted British royalty as well as cricket stars, but poaching had become a big concern. Poachers killed more than 190 rhinos in Assam between 2000 and 2021 but none was killed last year, according to data shared by Assam Police with Reuters. The last time there was no poaching was in 1977. A record 27 rhinos were killed in Assam each year in 2013 and 2014, the data showed, as poachers sought to sell their horns for thousands of dollars in East Asia where they are prized as medicine and jewellery. Assam Police said 58 poachers were arrested last year, five injured and four killed. “We need to keep the pressure on the poaching gangs,” said Assam’s special director general of police, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, who heads a task force to tackle poaching. “We have to ensure that the graph of poaching stays flat at nil for a few years” until that becomes the norm, he said. Authorities also plan to boost efforts to investigate those receiving poached rhino horns in other states and countries, he added. Despite the poaching in Assam, the world population of the one-horned rhino has soared to around 3,700 from just around 200 at the turn of the 20th century, according to the global conservation group WWF. Apart from India, they are also found in Nepal.
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Dear Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Narendra Modi and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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Good news!poaching should be condemned totally.
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Nature preservation...
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Wow it's very amazing this shows that everything is possible as long as the government takes control
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Incredible news!! Wonderful efforts by the Indian government.
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@waigwa_monica 100%
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Poaching should not be a problem we have to deal with in 2023. All animals should be able to reproduce in the wild and grow their numbers. This also increases tourism yield
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@munene_mugambi True.
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Dear Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Narendra Modi and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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@WeDontHaveTime Thank you.
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Wow this is a good job from India! Very hopeful
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This is a good relief for animal lovers and for biodiversity.
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We appreciate the hard work India. Keep it up!
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Well done India! These animals add beauty to our planet and they should be protected at all cost
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Wow, good job India 💚
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@sarah_chabane 100%
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Great news for the coolest-looking rhinos on the planet! Well done, India.
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@markus_lutteman_141 💚
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Incredibly amazing! its a proof that we can manage to have all our animals secured from poachers .
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@mercy_munyiri True!
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Woow that's a milestone achieved .. may this continue as protection of biodiversity is a priority for a better planet
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@edwin_wangombe 💚
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It's fantastic to hear that no rhinos were poached in the world's largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India's Assam state, in what authorities said was the first time since 1977. This is a major achievement and a testament to the efforts of the Assam Police and conservationists to protect these animals.
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@george_kariuki Well put!
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@george_kariuki 💚💚💚
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This is a prove that anything can be done as long as there is the will and commitment of any state and its government.
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@gorffly_mokua Agreed
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@gorffly_mokua 💚
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@gorffly_mokua and proper education too.
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45 years worth of biodiversity advocacy.