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No rhinos poached in Chitwan National Park in 2011

14/01/2012 14:48:33
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There are more than 500 rhinos in Chitwan. Photo credit Paul Goldstein

503 rhinos in Chitwan National Park 

January 2012. The Nepali Forest Ministry has decided to declare 2011 as ' Successful year in rhino conservation'.

Since January 3, 2011, no rhino has been poached in Chitwan National Park. In 2011 the only rhinos deaths recorded were due to old age. According to former warden Narendraman Babu Pradhan, there are 503 rhinos in Chitwan.

Courtesy of Wildlife Watch Group Nepal 

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