Hi Umesh By now you maust have come to know about Rongmon. The Rhino mascot for Nationals gamese in Assam. Cheers
Chittaranjan da --- umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on > Yahoo! Games. > http://games.yahoo.com/games/front > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > Umesh Sharma > 5121 Lackawanna ST > College Park, > (Washington D.C. Metro Region) > MD 20740 > > 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone] > > Ed.M. - International Education Policy > Harvard Graduate School of Education, > Harvard University, > Class of 2005 > > weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > website: www.gse.harvard.edu/iep > > --------------------------------- > Copy addresses and emails from any email account to > Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
