Despite being riddled by unstoppable poaching incidents, the KazirangaNational Park gets a rare dose of good news.
There has been considerable increase in the rhino population in the world heritage site. During the last two years the rhino population figure has gone up to 2,400 which suggests increase of 71 one horn animal.
The park authorities released the figure n Saturday after the end of the two days census operation.
The figure was on expected line as the authorities earlier hoped that it figure be encouraging.
“We began the census operation on Thursday which concluded on Friday. It is an exercise by the authorities which is conducted after a gap of three years,” KNP officials told Assam Times.
In 2012, the national park had 2290 rhinos. The repeated incidents of poaching forced the state government to conduct a special census which also suggested rise in the rhino population. The figure stood at 2,329.
According to the census figure, Kaziranga has 1,651 adult rhinos along with 294 sub adults 251 and 205 calves.
The authorities divided the park into 81 blocks to conduct the two days census deploying 36 elephants involving over 200 forest officials, guards and NGO representatives.
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There are sustainable ways to use elephants,rhinos,and other large mammals to make money without killing them and/or destroying their habitat.GOOGLE this title for a solution being used(by a "paper" company) for the Asian Elephant and Indian Rhino-How to save rhinos? By turning their dung into paper. A possible solution I figured out is:The Real Large Mammal Medicine And Food-Cash CowsIt is not elephant tusks or rhino horn that have medicinal properties or miracle cures.However,there may actually be a real medicine as well as food source from rhinos and elephants and many other large herbivorous mammals in Africa like hippos,eland,cape buffalo,manatees and dugons-without killing them or destroying their habitat!It is their milk! One example was shown in “Durrell In Russia”about people in Russia raising eland for the milk and saying it was good for fighting diseases(I think the examples of diseases were yellow fever and tuberculoses).Therefore the milk from all mammals that are large enough to produce large amounts of milk should be milked for investigation of medicinal qualities like possible malaria immunity and help fight other tropical diseases that the animals in those areas are exposed to and are deadly to people.Of course the milk would probably be great for food products too and help make those animals benefit from high demand.Large herbivorous mammals in Asia could also benefit from high demand too by milking them for use for food products and medicinal properties.Some examples of food products made from and/or using milk are cheese,chocolate,cream,ice cream,mayonaise,butter et.The animals could be captured as mother and it’s young,milk the mother,then release them after milking.That should only be done with mothers that have young that are already eating solid food to avoid the young from not getting enough milk.That would not only make the animals “Cash Cows”without killing them,but also greatly encourage people to breed whatever animals they would be milking for the probable high price of wildlife milk to replace the high price of rhino horn and elephant tusk.Of course the milk used for food products should be tested for toxic plant residue since some animals may eat plants that are toxic to people.
Senior journalist Adip Phukan and noted singer Jitul Sonowal joined BJP on Thursday.The duo along with five others joined the party at a function organized at the party headquarters on Thursday.Sonowal said that only BJP can restore peace and development in the north east.Welcoming the new comers party president Sarbananda Sonowal said that people want to get rid of the Congress rule.
Curfew has been clamped in parts of Udalguri district to douse the simmering tension on Thursday.Army flag march is in progress in Kolaigaona and Udamari areas following a group clash that left at least 15 people in the morning.All of a sudden, shops and markets, schools and colleges, banks and offices remained closed under the impact of the curfew. Senior police and civil officials are monitoring the situation. The situation turned from bad to worse when police resorted to blankfiring to disperse an irate mob who attacked Kalaigaon police station after the group clash.
At least ten people sustained injury, three of them seriously at a group clash in Udalguri district on Thursday.The incident took place in Kolaigaon where a section of people assaulted two persons alleging involvement in a number of cattle theft cases.Another section of people appeared in the scene to counter the attack saying that the duo were innocent. A four wheeler and a bike were set on fire at the height of the clash.Tension started mounting when police tried to disperse the mob by blankfiring. District administration told Assam Times that the situation is under control.
Speeding train claimed two more elephants in Jorhat district sending shockwaves among the animal lovers on Thursday.The incident took place at Nakochari near Mariani station where the Intercity Express rammed into the two animals from the Gibon wild life sanctuary tried to cross the railway tracks on Thursday wee hours.Animal lovers thronged the spot and removed the carcasses with tearful eyes. These bizarre incidents are not new. In the past speeding trains crushed to death several elephants on the railway tracks.
Forest guards claimed to have killed two poachers at an encounter in Kaziranga on Thursday. Three others are believed to have escaped the encounter that struck the Burapahar range of the abode of one horn rhino.According to information, forest guards on duty spotted a group of five poachers on Thursday wee hours where the gunbattle took place.Two poachers were killed on the spot. Three others managed to flee from the spot. Forest guards recovered a rifle along with some ammunition from the spot.
Sivasagar breaks into a sea of humanity as the Mahashivratri gets underway on Thursday.Over two lakh with devotees and tourists are arriving in this historic town to make glimpse of the three day long festival.The district administration is taking brisk step to make the annual festival a success. The Shivratri exhibition seems to have pulled huge crowds this year.Cultural programmes are lined up on the occasion.
Devotees are thronging in thousands at the Shiva temples across the state for puja offering to the Lord on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Thursday.From early this morning, devotees in the historic Umananda temple are waiting in a huge queue to attend the festival in the tiny island.Huge gatherings are also seen in Ulubari, Navagraha along with other temples in Guwahati.
A full grown rhino lost his battle with life 12 hours after he was caught in deep mud in Kaziranga.The one horn animal was found dead on Thursday wee hours at a pit in Kohora range of the world heritage site. The rhino was caught in the mud on Wednesday morning. But strange are the ways of the forest department. The heavily manned department expressed utter helplessness citing lack of nfrascture to rescue the animal from the jaws of death.Veterinary doctors visited the animal. But only to be washed their hands off by pushing an injection.
Veteran actor Pranjal Saikia is not joining. Sources told Assam Times that the report was fabricated.According to sources, the actor will not join any political party.The news was spreading hours after Biju Phukan agreed to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Trinamool Congress.
Caught in deep mud, a full grown rhino seems to have been battling for life during the last 24 hours in Kaziranga.The one horn animal is languishing in dying agony at a pit in Kohora range of the world heritage site. But strange are the ways of the forest department. The heavily manned department has yet to procure infrascture to rescue the animal from the jaws of death.Veterinary doctors visited the animal. But only to be washed their hands off by pushing an injection.Animal lovers have warned the authorities of dire consequences if the pride of Assam is not rescued safely.
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