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India and Bhutan Spotlight Rhino Conservation on World Rhino Day
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 23 Sep 2026, 04:01 AM
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On World Rhino Day, India and Bhutan emphasized their joint initiatives to safeguard the endangered greater one-horned rhinoceros across shared habitats.
World Rhino Day, observed annually on September 22, provided a platform for India and Bhutan to highlight their collaborative wildlife protection efforts. Senior officials from both nations used the occasion to reaffirm commitment to the conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros, a species that roams the trans‑border landscapes of the Terai and foothill regions.
The two countries have been coordinating anti‑poaching patrols, sharing intelligence, and synchronising habitat management plans to ensure a contiguous safe corridor for the rhinos. Joint monitoring teams now conduct regular surveys in the Kaziranga‑Manas corridor, aiming to track animal movements and mitigate human‑wildlife conflict.
Both governments view the partnership as a model for regional biodiversity preservation. Future steps include expanding the corridor, enhancing community‑based stewardship, and seeking additional funding from international conservation bodies to sustain the momentum built on World Rhino Day.
The two countries have been coordinating anti‑poaching patrols, sharing intelligence, and synchronising habitat management plans to ensure a contiguous safe corridor for the rhinos. Joint monitoring teams now conduct regular surveys in the Kaziranga‑Manas corridor, aiming to track animal movements and mitigate human‑wildlife conflict.
Both governments view the partnership as a model for regional biodiversity preservation. Future steps include expanding the corridor, enhancing community‑based stewardship, and seeking additional funding from international conservation bodies to sustain the momentum built on World Rhino Day.