{"id":87081,"date":"2019-12-20T17:12:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T11:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12489"},"modified":"2019-12-20T17:12:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T11:42:35","slug":"rhinos-to-be-re-introduced-in-uttarakhand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rhinos-to-be-re-introduced-in-uttarakhand\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhinos to be re-introduced in Uttarakhand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Jim Corbett National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jim Corbet National Park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park- the first national park in India.<\/li><li>It is located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.<\/li><li>The park was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1973- the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/Caz6ENjhlX2YUBXc0VtKskKNa5mGtWATmnokibReWz62xOXFDY8bwIhNEw3WaCSAcyDquwgAcWqj4RG4qIzz37Tuh4wlAx04Zo_odjXGNZNFnTyBoFMmUz2ZEqJ3MKuF31ysgoH4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Great one-horned Rhinoceros (Indian rhinoceros):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.<\/li><li>There are about 2,600 rhinos in India, with more than 90% of the population concentrated in Assam\u2019s Kaziranga National Park. Outside Kaziranga, rhinos are found in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conservation Programmes in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020 programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The program was launched in 2005 by Assam Forest Department in partnership with WWF-India, the International Rhino Foundation, and US Fish &amp; Wildlife Service.<\/li><li>It aims to attain a wild population of at least 3,000 greater one-horned rhinos spread over seven protected areas in Assam by the year 2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019<\/strong>: Under the declaration, India will collaborate with Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia, and Malaysia for conservation and protection of three Asian rhino species-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Greater one-horned rhinoceros,<\/li><li>Javan rhinoceros( listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List) and<\/li><li>Sumatran rhinoceros (listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Rhino Conservation Strategy for India<\/strong>: it has been launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change<strong>.<\/strong> It aims at strengthening rhino protection and expanding present distribution range by at least 5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Rhino Species:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Southern White Rhino:: It is listed as Near Threatened in IUCN Red List.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Northern White Rhino: Functionally extinct.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Black Rhino: It is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/06XVnyce1ksWMmaLfU40qfijmvQaTo9voIrXwfMKnUREAHiQgqa5zi0M6GqTe7QviehPniHPmR0b0U8NqGs_8xjmijSOElkrUWWTARWhk5YGprDm2JyiHFAfN6yO00AUAXfphCJX\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wildlife Institute of India (WII)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WII is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change. It was established in 1982 and is based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.<\/li><li>It offers training programs, academic courses and advisory in wildlife research and management.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) Facts: About Jim Corbett National Park Jim Corbet National Park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park- the first national park in India. 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