INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHITWAN, MARCH 19Three male rhinos have been shifted to the eastern part of the
Chitwan National Park (CNP) from the western areas
The decision to translocate the animals internally was promoted by an increasing number of rhinoceros in the CNP's western part.
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According to CNP information officer, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, two animals were picked up from Dibyapuri of
Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Susta East) and released inside a community forest along the Kuchkuche buffer zone at Khairhani of east Chitwan
The animals aged around eight and 17 years.Likewise, on Friday, a rhinoceros was brought from the Kawasoti area of Nawalpur to the east
The male rhino of around 28 years old was released in the east to Kasara.
As the number of rhinos has increased in the
western part of the park, some of them are going to be internally transferred to the eastern part of the park.A total of 60 human resources,
including elephant mahouts, technical personnel, staff and Nepali Army personnel, and elephants were deployed for the rhino relocation
The park is now preparing to transfer six rhinos internally
Rhinos over eight years old will be transferred, said Tiwari.According to the latest count, Nepal is home to 752 rhinos
Of them, 694 rhinos are in Chitwan National Park
Likewise, 38 rhinos are in Bardiya national park and 17 in Shuklaphanta national park
There are three rhinos in Parsa National Park.
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com
