RHINO TASK FOCE

Who Establish Rhino Task Force ?

· Bihar government constitute ' Rhino Task force' for reintroduction of 'Rhino Conservation Scheme'

'Rhino Conservation Scheme reintoduced in?

· Reintroduction of rhino conservation scheme in 'Valmiki Tiger Reserve' in western champaran district.

Aim of rhino task force?

· It Aims to bring back more Rhino to the reserve.

· Focus on Reviving the rhino population in the region

· To implement the reintroduction of rhino successfully.

· Currently only 1 Rhino in valmiki Tiger Reserve and 14 in patna zoo.

Great One Horned Rhino

· It only found in india

· It's largest Rhino Species known as indian Rhino

· Identified as – Single black horn and a grey brown hide with skin folds.

Habitat Of Rhino In India

Ø Region - Indo-nepal Tarai, Westbengal & Assam.

Ø State – Uttarpradesh, westbengal, Assam and part of Bihar.

Ø Assam- Has 2,640 Rhino in 4 protected Areas

· Kaziranga National Park

· Manas National Park

· Pobithora National Park

· Orang National Park

IUCN Red List Status

· One horned Rhino (INDIA) – Vulnerable

· Black Rhino – Critically Endangered

· White Rhino- Near Threatened

· Javan Rhino – Critically endangered

· Sumatran Rhino – Critically Endangered

Conservation efforts for Rhino

· Five Rhino Range Nations – India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, malaysia

· The new Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019'

· DNA profiling of All Rhinos in country by MoEFCC

· National Rhino conservation Authority 2019

India Rhino vision 2020.

· Launched – 2005

· Objective – To Protect Indian Rhinos

· Goal – Attain 3000 Population of Rhino by 2020 in 7 protected Areas of Assam

Various projects for wildlife conservation

· Project Hangul – 1970 (Kashmir)

· Gir Lion Sanctuary Project – 1972

· Project Tiger- 1973

· Project Crocodile – 1975

· Lesser cats Project – 1976

· Manipur Brow – Antured Deer Project – 1981

· Project Himalayan Musk Deer-1981

· Project Elephant – 1992

· Sea Turtle Project - 1999

· Project Vulture – 2006

· Project a Dolphin – 2019

Forest Conservation Related Initiative

· Indian Forest policy,1952

· Wildlife Protection Act,1972

· Forest Conservation Act,1980

· Environment Protect act, 1986

· National Forest policy-1988

· National Afforestation Programme,2000

· Biodiversity Act,2002

· Schedule Tribes & Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act,2006