Category: India

07.17.2024

Importance of annual floods in floodplain ecosystems like Kaziranga National Park in India

The state of Assam in northeastern India is blessed with two major rivers, Brahmaputra – the fourth largest river in…View Full Release »

08.15.2023

Wildlife Crime Manual to Help Rhinos in India

The International Rhino Foundation’s Intelligence Specialist, Rahul Dutta, is working to increase the number of successful prosecutions and convictions in India through the publication of a comprehensive Wildlife Crime Investigation Manual.

02.07.2023

Third Asian Rhino Range Countries Meeting Concludes with Declaration Outlining Priorities for Rhino Conservation

The third Asian Rhino Countries Meeting concluded with the adoption of the Chitwan Declaration for Asian Rhino Conservation, 2023. The…View Full Release »

01.25.2023

State of the Rhino Update: Kenya and India’s state of Assam report zero rhino poaching losses in 2022

India’s state of Assam, where the majority of the country’s greater one-horned rhino population resides, announced they  had zero rhino…View Full Release »

10.24.2022

Solving a Mystery in India

It was May and the monsoon season had already begun in India. In the early morning mist, the forest guards…View Full Release »

02.07.2022

2022 Off & Running: Updates from the Field

Thanks to the support of Team Rhino, IRF and our partners around the world have been able to protect rhinos…View Full Release »

12.17.2021

New Vehicle Provided to Orang National Park in India to Aid Conservation Efforts

The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) with its on-the ground partner, Aaranyak, recently provided a utility vehicle to Orang National Park…View Full Release »

12.14.2021

What Does it Take to Count Every Rhino?

It’s not easy to count every rhino and the International Rhino Foundation’s (IRF) Senior Advisor for Asian Rhinos, Dr. Bibhab…View Full Release »

10.27.2021

Helping More Greater One-Horned Rhinos

The greater one-horned rhino population, which once numbered as low as 100 individuals in the early 1900s, has increased to…View Full Release »

09.24.2021

India Celebrates World Rhino Day by Burning Collected Rhino Horns

Earlier this week, the Assam Government in India burned its stock of rhino horns in a ceremony to celebrate World…View Full Release »