07 May India rhino vision 2020

(GS PAPER-3, Ecology and Environment

Source- Livemint)

 Context

• Recently two adult one horned Rhinos translocated from Pobitora wildlife sanctuary to Manas National Park,  under the aegis of Indian rhino vision 2020.

• The two Rhinos were transported to the release site at Bansbari range, Manas National Park after covering a distance of 181 km from Pobitora wildlife sanctuary.

• The translocation of rhinos to Manas National Park is an important conservation measures to help conserve the species

• Two sub-adult Rhinos were trans located from the Bagori range of Kaziranga National Park to Manas National Park in March 2020.

• With this last leg of wild to wild translocation under Indian rhino vision 2020 a total of 22 Rhinos have been transmitted from Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park to Manas National Park

• Currently Manas have 40 rhinos

 Indian rhino vision 2020

• The vision was launched in 2005

• An ambitious effort to attend a wildlife population of at least 3000 greater one horned rhino spread over 7 protected areas in the Indian state of Assam by the year 2020

• Seven protected areas are-

1.  Kaziranga

2.  Pobitora

3. 

   Orang National Park

4.  Manas National Park

5. Laokhowa wildlife sanctuary 

6. Bura Chapori wildlife sanctuary

7. Dibru Saikhowa wildlife sanctuary

• It is a collaborative effort between various organisation including-

1.  The international rhino Foundation

2.  Assam Forest Department

3.  Bodoland territorial Council

4.  World Wide Fund

5.  The US fish and wildlife service

-Khyati Khare

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