Chitranjan-da,
Thanks for the update about rhinos . 1800 rhinos at Kaziranga is a big
number given that all over India only 2,000 tigers are left.
Umesh
PS: Who is Rongmon the rhino?
chittaranjan pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Umesh
This refers to your mail on Rhino doll. You seem
interested to know about the Asian Rhinos-may be we
can share something on Rhinos. From tomorrow it will
be Rongmon the rhino everywhere in Assam. All of us
have a sort of sentimental association with Rhinos and
Kaziranga-but sometimes dont you think we get so
Kazirangacentric that we start assuming too many
things? As Rhino is sort of Assams favorite animal, I
think we should get some of our facts right. One thing
is for sure-Kaziranga is not the only refuge of Asian
rhinos. Asian rhinos (represented by three different
species) are found in host of countries like India,
Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand,
Myanmar etc. Great Indian One Horned species, the one
found in Kaziranga is found in Nepal (google Chitwan
the Nepalese Kaziranga and Bardia) and India. In India
again the species is found in is West Bengal
(Jaldapara and Gorumara), UP (Dudhwa and Katerniaghat)
and of course in Assam (Pobitara, Manas
(reintroduced), Orang and Kaziranga). Kazirangas
distinction is that that it has got largest population
of Indian Rhino in the same way as West Bengals
Sundarbans has got the largest population of Bengal
tiger inside one reserve. Kaziranga no doubt has been
a Rhino success story, but Assam also has other nasty
failures as far as rhino conservation is
concerned-100% annihilation of Rhino population of
Laokhowa in eighties (Assam agitation) and of Manas in
nineties (Bodo unrest).
I think latest census says some 1800 rhinos in
Kaziranga. But this big number alone may not be a USP
for Kaziranga from tourism perspective. Tourists
generally are happy seeing couple of animals from
elephant back-be it in Kaziranga or in Jaldapara in
WB-size of the reserve or the total rhino population
hardly matter as the elephants riding tourists make
the rounds at the small touristy area with its ever
present population of some resident rhinos. And
interestingly, all these other places put together
invite more tourists for the Indian Rhino show than
our Kaziranga.
Wildlife enthusiast amongst us may like to add
something or correct me.
Regards
Chittaranjan Pathak
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