North-East

No rhino poaching case in Assam in 2022


For the first time in last two decades, Assam has witnessed zero rhino poaching incident in the year 2022. Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that, not a single rhino poaching incident was reported in the state in 2022.

Sharing the data of year wise rhino poaching incidents in the state, GP Singh, Special DGP of Assam said that, the state had witnessed two each rhino poaching incidents in the year 2021 and 2020.

“3 rhino poaching incidents reported in 2019, 7 in 2018, 6 in 2017, 18 in 2016. In 2015, 17 rhino poaching incidents were reported in the state while 27 such incidents reported in 2014,” GP Singh said.

According to the data, 109 rhino poaching incidents were taken place in the state during the period of 2000 to 2013.

The data shared by GP Singh showed that, 27 rhino poaching incidents were reported in the state in 2013.

With 2895 rhinos, Assam is a home to the largest population of one-horned rhinoceros in India.

In last year census report, the rise in rhino population in the Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve has gone up to 2613.

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