{"id":372416,"date":"2026-09-23T15:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372416"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:09:57","slug":"project-rhino-and-world-rhino-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/project-rhino-and-world-rhino-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Rhino and World Rhino Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> On World Rhino Day, PM Modi highlighted rhino conservation through Project Rhino, which supports protection, habitat management and population studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Project Rhino<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HS09seuaIAAtp1G?format=webp&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Project Rhino\" width=\"286\" height=\"381\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: MoEF&amp;CC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>Project Rhino<\/strong> was launched on<\/span><strong> World Rhino Day, September 22, 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It is a dedicated programme aimed <strong>at providing financial and technical support to states<\/strong> that host the <strong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"193\">greater <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/one-horned-rhinos\/\">one-horned rhinocero<\/a>s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus:<\/strong> It will focus on<strong> strengthening protection, managing habitats, improving genetic diversity, and scientifically understanding<\/strong> rhino population trends.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Components:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It will <strong>strengthen anti-poaching measures<\/strong> and support <strong>habitat management<\/strong>, including grasslands and movement corridors.<\/li>\n<li>It will also assess <strong>rhino genetics<\/strong> to monitor genetic diversity, reduce inbreeding risks and ensure long-term population health.<\/li>\n<li>It will promote <strong>scientific population monitoring<\/strong> to track growth, reproduction, mortality and other demographic trends for better conservation planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About World Rhino Day<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372418\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-372418 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IRF_WRD-Logo_Sept-22-768x471-1.png?resize=300%2C184&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"World Rhino Day\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IRF_WRD-Logo_Sept-22-768x471-1.png?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IRF_WRD-Logo_Sept-22-768x471-1.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: International Rhino Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Rhino Day<\/strong> is celebrated globally <strong>every year on September 22.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is being celebrated <strong>since 2011.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It is celebrated<strong> to raise awareness about protecting the five remaining<\/strong> rhinoceros species.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong>Theme:<\/strong> 2026&#8217;s theme is <strong>\u201cKeep the Five Alive.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It calls for stronger efforts<strong> to protect rhino habitats, prevent poaching and curb the illegal trade<\/strong> in rhino horn.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: On World Rhino Day, PM Modi highlighted rhino conservation through Project Rhino, which supports protection, habitat management and population studies. About Project Rhino Project Rhino was launched on World Rhino Day, September 22, 2026. Aim: It is a dedicated programme aimed at providing financial and technical support to states that host the greater one-horned&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/project-rhino-and-world-rhino-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Rhino and World Rhino Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-372416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}